About Tom Jenkins
Lived 1797 – 1859 (aged 61–62). Tom Jenkins was a teacher.
Tom Jenkins (also known as Thomas Joseph Jenkins, and Black Tom; c. 1797 – 1859) was Britain's first black school teacher.
Early life
Jenkins was the son of a native chief, according to an 1818 letter. Born along the Guinea coast, he was possibly the son of a slave-trading chief 'King Cock-eye'. As an infant (also reported as aged 6), Jenkins' time included teaching in schools at Pimlico and Fitzrovia. leaving a widow, Augustine Laurencia Jenkins, and four children.
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Who was Tom Jenkins?
British school teacher
When was Tom Jenkins born?
Tom Jenkins was born in 1797.
When did Tom Jenkins die?
Tom Jenkins died in 1859.
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Tom Jenkins was a teacher.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Tom Jenkins (teacher)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tom Jenkins. https://biography.guide/tom-jenkins/
MLA: "Tom Jenkins." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/tom-jenkins/.
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