| Authorised form of name | Jenkins; Sir; Richard (1785 - 1853) |
| 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 |