About John Theophilus Jenkins
Lived 1829 – 1919 (aged 89–90). John Theophilus Jenkins was a Canadian politician, coroner and physician.
John Theophilus Jenkins (October 12, 1829 – January 17, 1919) was a physician and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented Charlottetown in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1876 and Queen's County in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1883 and from 1884 to 1887 as a Liberal-Conservative member. He was the first native-born physician on Prince Edward Island.
He was born in Charlottetown, the son of Reverend J.C. Jenkins and Penelope Desbrisay who was the daughter of Theophilus Desbrisay. He was educated at the Central Academy in Charlottetown and at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, England.
His son Stephen Rice Jenkins was also a physician and served in the provincial assembly and his son Louis, a farmer, was a member of the provincial assembly.
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Canadian politician
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John Theophilus Jenkins was born in 1829.
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John Theophilus Jenkins died on 17 January 1919.
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John Theophilus Jenkins was a politician, coroner and physician.
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