David A. Jenkins

American politician

David A. Jenkins

State Treasurer of North Carolina
In office 1868–1876
Preceded by	Kemp P. Battle
Succeeded by	John M. Worth

David Aaron Jenkins (April 5, 1822 – September 10, 1886) was a Republican politician and North Carolina State Treasurer from 1868 until 1876. His home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places before being demolished.

He served in the General Assembly.^[1] He was the first official elected treasurer after it became a position elected by popular vote under the Constitution of North Carolina of 1868. He resigned before the end of his term, on which Governor Curtis H. Brogden named the Democrat John M. Worth to replace him. Jenkins was the only Republican elected North Carolina State Treasurer until 2016, when Dale Folwell was elected.^[2]

His home located at Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as the David Jenkins House.^[3]^[4]

United States historic place


David Jenkins House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

35°15′58″N 81°9′59″W / 35.26611°N 81.16639°W / 35.26611; -81.16639
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	c.1876 (1876)-1877
Built by	Jenkins, David
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	78001956^[3]
Added to NRHP	February 17, 1978

David Jenkins House was a historic home located at Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina. It was built about 1876–1877, and was a two-story, three-bay, frame farmhouse with Greek Revival and Italianate style design elements. It featured a low hip roof supported by ornamental brackets. It was built by David A. Jenkins (1822–1886), a Republican politician and North Carolina State Treasurer from 1868 until 1876.^[4] The house has been demolished.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[3]

References

^ "Jenkins, David Aaron | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org.
^ "New treasurers elected in 3 states; amendments approved that affect pension funds". Pensions & Investments. November 9, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Greer Suttlemyre and Jim Sumner (May 1977). "David Jenkins House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.