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Jenks, Edward Augustus

journalist, poet, was born Oct. 30, 1830, in Newport, N. H. His life has been principally devoted to journalistic work.

During the rebellion he was officially connected with the government shipyard of Cincinnati, and resided in Vicksburg during 1866-70. In 1871 he was placed at the head of the republican press association at Concord, retiring from that position in 1892. For four years he was reporter of the Decisions of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire, and in 1893 was in Chicago as resident secretary of the New Hampshire world's fair commission. He has done much critical and literary work, and poems of his may be found in numerous magazines and standard collections.