[1] His father, Lemuel Jenkins, was a member of the United States House of Representatives.
He died on September 21, 1896, in Yonkers, New York.
Jenkins was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1850 to 1851.
Additionally, he was a Judge of the Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Court from 1854 to 1856.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1866.