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==Political career==
==Political career==
From 1840 to 1844, Jenckes served as a clerk to the state legislature. He was elected to the lower body of the legislature a decade later, and became a commissioner to revise laws during his tenure.
===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>