James Graham Jenkins

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| honorific-prefix = The Honorable

| name = James Graham Jenkins

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|office = Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

| term_start = March 23, 1893

| term_end = February 23, 1905

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| appointer = Grover Cleveland

| predecessor = Walter Q. Gresham

| successor = William Henry Seaman

|office1 = United States District Judge for the {{nobreak|Eastern District of Wisconsin}}

| term_start1 = July 2, 1888

| term_end1 = March 23, 1893

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| appointer1 = Grover Cleveland

| predecessor1 = Charles E. Dyer

| successor1 = William Henry Seaman

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|birth_name = James Graham Jenkins

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1834|07|18}}

| birth_place = Saratoga Springs, New York

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1921|08|06|1834|07|18}}

| death_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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| restingplace = Forest Home Cemetery
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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| party = Democratic

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James Graham Jenkins (July 18, 1834{{spaced ndash}}August 6, 1921) was an American lawyer and Judge. He served twelve years as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, appointed by President Grover Cleveland. Prior to that, he had been a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Education and career

Born on July 18, 1834, in Saratoga Springs, New York, Jenkins read law in 1855. He entered private practice in New York City from 1855 to 1857. He continued private practice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 1857 to 1888. He was city attorney of Milwaukee from 1863 to 1867.{{FJC Bio|1170|nid=1382781|name=James Graham Jenkins}} In 1879, he was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Wisconsin, but was defeated by incumbent William E. Smith.

Federal judicial service

Jenkins was nominated by President Grover Cleveland on June 19, 1888, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin vacated by Judge Charles E. Dyer. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 2, 1888, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on March 23, 1893, due to his elevation to the Seventh Circuit.

Jenkins was nominated by President Cleveland on March 20, 1893, to a joint seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit vacated by Judge Walter Q. Gresham. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 23, 1893, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on February 23, 1905, due to his retirement.

Later career and death

Following his retirement from the federal bench, Jenkins resumed private practice in Milwaukee from 1905 to 1908. He was Dean of Marquette University Law School from 1908 to 1913. He died on August 6, 1921, in Milwaukee.{{cite news |title=Judge J. G. Jenkins Dies At Milwaukee |work=Eau Claire Leader |date=April 7, 1921 |page=7}}

Electoral history

{{Election box begin | title=Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 1879{{cite report|chapter-url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1880 |title= The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1880|year=1880 |publisher= State of Wisconsin|editor-last= Warner |editor-first=Hans B. |accessdate= December 26, 2019 |chapter= Election statistics | pages= 270–271}}}}

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 4, 1879

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = William E. Smith (incumbent)

|votes = 100,535

|percentage = 53.19%

|change = +8.98%

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = James Graham Jenkins

|votes = 75,030