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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeJenkin WHITESIDE
(1772-1822)
Senate Years of Service:
1809-1811Party: Democratic
RepublicanWHITESIDE, Jenkin, a
Senator from Tennessee; born in Lancaster, Pa., in 1772; pursued
preparatory studies; studied law and was admitted to the bar; moved
to Tennessee and commenced practice in Knoxville; one of the
commissioners of Knoxville in 1801 and 1802; elected as a
Democratic Republican to the United States Senate in 1809 to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of Daniel Smith; reelected
the same year and served from April 11, 1809, to October 8, 1811,
when he resigned; resumed the practice of law; died in Nashville,
Tenn., September 25, 1822; interment was probably in the Old
Cemetery west of the Nashville sulphur spring.
Bibliography
McKellar, Kenneth. “Jenkin Whiteside,” in Tennessee
Senators as Seen by One of Their Successors. Kingsport, Tenn.:
Southern Publishers, Inc., 1942, 121-128.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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