Hugh S. Jenkins
Hugh S. Jenkins | |
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| 35th Ohio Attorney General | |
| In office January 8, 1945 – January 10, 1949 | |
| Governor | Frank J. Lausche Thomas J. Herbert |
| Preceded by | Thomas J. Herbert |
| Succeeded by | Herbert S. Duffy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 9, 1903 New Cumberland, West Virginia |
| Died | June 18, 1976 (aged 73) Columbus, Ohio |
| Resting place | Union Cemetery Columbus, Ohio[1] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Wilma Jenkins[1] |
Hugh S. Jenkins (March 9, 1903 – June 18, 1976) was Ohio Attorney General from 1945 to 1949.
Jenkins was born March 9, 1903, in New Cumberland, West Virginia, to John T. and Vanessa (Miskelly) Jenkins.[1] He was a Republican from Mahoning County. Before election as Attorney General, he was chairman of Ohio's Board of Tax Appeals and was administrator of the Ohio State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation.[2]
Jenkins was elected as Attorney General in 1944 and 1946, but lost re-election in 1948.
Jenkins died in Columbus, Ohio, June 18, 1976, and is buried at Union Cemetery.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Burials on the web - Union Cemetery Association". Retrieved 2012-06-13.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "History - Past Ohio Attorneys General 1929–1949". Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
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Party political offices
Preceded byHugh S. Jenkins
Republican nominee for Attorney General of Ohio 1944, 1946, 1948
Succeeded byC. William O'Neill
Legal offices
Preceded byThomas J. Herbert
Ohio Attorney General 1945-1949
Succeeded byHerbert S. Duffy
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