John Greeley Jenkins (abt. 1851 - 1923)

Born about 8 Sep 1851 in Clifford Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Jennie Mary (Charlton) Jenkins — married 4 Jan 1883 in Adelaide, South Australia

Descendants

Died 22 Feb 1923 at about age 71 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

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John Jenkins came free to the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

John Greeley Jenkins was the twenty-second premier of South Australia, the first to be elected after South Australia canged from a British Colony to an Australian State.

Birth

John was born in 1851 in Pennsylvania, United States, the fourth son of Evan Jenkins and Mary Davis of South Wales,

He was educated at Wyoming Seminary in northeastern Pennsylvania, then worked on his father's farm. He became a traveller for a publishing company in 1872 and travelled to South Australia in 1878 as a representative of that company, then bean importing both American and English books.^[1]

Marriage

He married Jennie Mary Charlton in Adelaide, South Australia on 4 January 1883.

JENKINS—CHARLTON.—On the 4th instant, at the residence of Mrs. Marshall, East-terrace, Adelaide, by the Rev. S. Mead, John Greeley Jenkins, to Jennie Mary Charlton. The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922) Tue 9 Jan 1883

He was elected to the South Australian ouse of Assembly for East Adelaide in June 1886, and transferred to the district of Sturt in 1887. He became premier in May 1901 when Frederick Holder resigned to move to federal parliament. He resigned on 1 March 1905 to become On 1 March 1905 he resigned to become agent-general for South Australia in London. He remained in London after resigning from this role in 1908.^[1]

Death

Aged 72 John G Jenkins died Jan-Feb-Mar, 1923, Marylebone, London, England

Probate

Probate for John Greeley Jenkins 22 Mar 1923, City of London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 22 Feb 1923

Beneficiary's Name: Jeannie Mary Jenkins

Second Beneficiary's Name: William Thomson Biggar

Additional Person's Name: John Beeby Whiting

England and Wales Census, 1911

John Greeley Jenkins

Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom

Occupation: EXPORT MERCHANT STEEL

John Greeley Jenkins Head Male 59 United States Of America

Jeanie Mary Jenkins Wife Female 45 London, London

• Mayor of Unley 1888

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Wikipedia contributors. (2023, February 5). John Jenkins (Australian politician). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:03, February 6, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Jenkins_(Australian_politician)&oldid=1137577303

• South Australia BDM -Marriage Reg #134/10

• Death - "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVH9-BVLB : 4 September 2014), John G Jenkins, 1923; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Marylebone, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• Probate - "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPL6-399Z : 17 September 2018), John Greeley Jenkins, 22 Mar 1923; citing Probate, City of London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .

• Adelaide to England - "Australia, South Australia, Immigrants Ship Papers, 1849-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7F6C-GC6Z : 13 August 2019), J G Jenkins, 3 Nov 1910; citing Emigration, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, name citing , Attorney General of South Australia, Adelaide.

• Dean Jaensch, 'Jenkins, John Greeley (1851–1923)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/jenkins-john-greeley-6836/text11835

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWLQ-V8B : 17 May 2019), John Greeley Jenkins, Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• Wikidata: Item Q6241775