About John H. Jenness
Lived 1862 – 1915 (aged 52). John H. Jenness was an American physician and politician.
John H. Jenness (September 15, 1862 – March 29, 1915) was an American politician and physician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County in 1898.
Early life John H. Jenness was born on September 15, 1862, in West Nottingham, Maryland, to Louisa and Samuel J. Jenness. He was educated at West Nottingham Academy and St. John's College. He graduated with a medical degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Career Around 1888, Jenness started a medical practice in Rising Sun.
Jenness was a Democrat. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County, in 1898. In 1902, he was appointed as school commissioner of Cecil County by Governor John Walter Smith and was later re-appointed by Governor Crothers in 1908 and Governor Phillips Lee Goldsborough in 1914. He remained in that role until his death. He was friends with Governor Crothers.
Jenness died following a pneumonia illness on March 29, 1915, at his home in Rising Sun. He was buried at West Nottingham Cemetery.
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American politician and physician (1862–1915)
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