Almet Francis Jenks (May 21, 1853 – September 18, 1924) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

He graduated from

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in 1875, where he was a member of

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, and earned a

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from

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in 1877. He was a justice of the

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from 1896 to 1921, and was Presiding Justice (1911–12, 1912–1921) and Justice (1905–11) of the Appellate Division, Second Dept. In

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, he ran on the Democratic and

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tickets for

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but was defeated by Republican/Progressive Frank H. Hiscock. His son Almet Francis Jenks, Jr. (1892–1966) was author of ''The Huntsman at the Gate'' (1952) and ''The Second Chance'' (1959)."Almet Jenks." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2002. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 30 Mar. 2011.

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1853 births 1924 deaths New York Supreme Court justices Yale University alumni Columbia Law School alumni Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery New York (state) Democrats Presiding justices of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department Members of Skull and Bones {{NewYork-state-judge-stub