| Authorised form of name | Jenkins; Sir; Richard (1785 - 1853); British East India Company servant |
| Dates | 1785 - 1853 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Cruckton, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England |
| Date of birth | 18 February 1785 |
| Place of death | His residence, Gothic Cottage, Blackheath |
| Date of death | 30 December 1853 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
His family vault at Bicton, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
| Activity | Education:
DCL
Career:
HEIC Civil Service; Director, HEIC; MP
Honours:
GCB 1838
Memberships:
FRGS; MRAS
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 18/02/1841 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/38472346 |
| Code | NA1694 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1841/09 | Jenkins, Sir Richard: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/002422 | Jenkins, Michael | 1996 |
| MC/3 | Volume 3 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1839-1843 |
| MC/3/20 | Letter from the Marquis of Northampton, [President of the Royal Society], Somerset House, to Sir Richard Jenkins | 25 April 1839 |
| MC/3/27 | Letter from Richard Jenkins and [William Butterworth] Bayley, East India House, to the Marquis of Northampton [President of the Royal Society] | 10 June 1839 |
| MS/425/613 | Copy letter, J W [John William] Lubbock, RS [Royal Society], to Sir Richard Jenkins | 29 June 1839 |
| MS/425/606 | Copy letter, PM [Peter Mark] Roget, 39 Bernard Street, Russell Square, to Sir Richard Jenkins | April 1839 [?] |
| MS/425/626 | Copy letter, [Marquess of] Northampton, Somerset House, to Sir Rd [Richard] Jenkins | 7 November 1839 |
| MS/425/644 | Copy letter, [Marquess of] Northampton, Rl Socy [Royal Society], to Sir Rd [Richard] Jenkins | 12 March 1840 |
| MS/425/645 | Copy letter, [Marquess of] Northampton, Rl Socy [Royal Society], to Sir Rd [Richard] Jenkins | 9 April 1840 |
| MS/425/607 | Copy letter, JFW [John Frederick William] Herschel, Slough, to Sir Richard Jenkins | 30 April 1839 |