Biography

05/08/1926 - 04/28/2005

JENKINS, Frank W., a Representative from Montgomery County; born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May  8, 1926; graduated, Germantown High School; B.S., University of Pennsylvania, 1947; LL.B., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1949; lieutenant, United States Navy Reserves (World War II); attorney; member, Montgomery County Republican Committee (1964-2002); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1965 term; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1967 term; elected, commissioner, Montgomery County (1969-1979); board member, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA), (1977-1991); elected, sheriff, Montgomery County (1984); board member, Amtrak (1984-1988); died, April 28, 2005 in Oreland, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; interred, Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Prospectville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.