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'''Thomas Allen Jenckes, I''' (November 2, 1818 – November 4, 1875) was a [[lawyer]] and Republican from [[Rhode Island]] who represented the state's 1st congressional district in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1863 to 1871. He was previously a legislator in the state House of Representatives.

'''Thomas Allen Jenckes, I''' (November 2, 1818 – November 4, 1875) was a [[lawyer]] and Republican from [[Rhode Island]] who represented the state's 1st congressional district in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1863 to 1871. He was previously a legislator in the state House of Representatives.

==U.S. House of Representatives==

===U.S. House of Representatives===

Jenckes was first elected to the U.S. House in 1863 as a Unionist, defeating Democrat opponent Charles J. Bradley by seventeen percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=714498 RI - Eastern District Race - Apr 01, 1863]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 25, 2021.</ref> He was subsequently re-elected three times by landslide margins.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=261645 Candidate - Thomas A. Jenckes]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 25, 2021.</ref>

Jenckes was first elected to the U.S. House in 1863 as a Unionist, defeating Democrat opponent Charles J. Bradley by seventeen percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=714498 RI - Eastern District Race - Apr 01, 1863]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 25, 2021.</ref> He was subsequently re-elected three times by landslide margins.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=261645 Candidate - Thomas A. Jenckes]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 25, 2021.</ref>