Background
Jenkinson was the son of the Right Reverend John Jenkinson, Bishop of Street David"s, and Frances Augusta, daughter of Augustus Pechell.
Jenkinson was the son of the Right Reverend John Jenkinson, Bishop of Street David"s, and Frances Augusta, daughter of Augustus Pechell.
He died in Eastwood House, Falfield on 19 January 1892 and was buried in a vault in Street George"s Church, Falfield. He served as High Sheriff of Gloucestershire for 1862. He then unsuccessfully contested Wiltshire North in 1865 and Nottingham in 1866.
In 1868 he was successfully returned for the former constituency, a seat he held until 1880.
Jenkinson married Emily Sophia, daughter of Anthony Lyster, in 1845. He died in January 1892, aged 74, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest and only surviving son, George.
Lady Jenkinson only survived him by a month and died in February 1892.