Jenkins, Steuben 1819-

Steuben Jenkins was a Democratic politician and lawyer from Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. He worked for the Foreign Mail Bureau at the Post Office in 1853 and in 1855 formed Jenkins and Brother, a banking house in Wyoming, PA. He was active in state Democratic politics and tax reform and served from 1856-1857 in the State Assembly. He opened a law practice in 1858 and from 1863-1870 acted as Clerk and Counsel fo the County Commissioners. He devoted the remainder of his life to his law practice, farming and his historical and antiquarian pursuits.

From the description of Papers, 1849-1919. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122441810