almet, francis, jenks, 1853, september, 1924, american, lawyer, politician, from, york, life, edithe, graduated, from, yale, university, 1875, where, member, skull, bones, earned, bachelor, laws, from, columbia, university, 1877, justice, york, supreme, court,. Almet Francis Jenks May 21 1853 September 18 1924 was an American lawyer and politician from New York Life editHe graduated from Yale University in 1875 where he was a member of Skull and Bones and earned a Bachelor of Laws from Columbia University in 1877 He was a justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1896 to 1921 and was Presiding Justice 1911 12 1912 1921 and Justice 1905 11 of the Appellate Division Second Dept 1 In 1916 he ran on the Democratic and Independence League tickets for Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals 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 2 References edit Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased during the Year 1924 1925 PDF Yale University 1925 Retrieved March 24 2011 Almet Jenks Contemporary Authors Online Detroit Gale 2002 Gale Biography In Context Web 30 Mar 2011 nbsp This biography of a state judge in New York is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Almet Francis Jenks amp oldid 1189174888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
