William J. Jenks
William J. Jenks (1852-1918) was born and died in Massachusetts. In 1874,
he married Susan I. Jenks (b. Walker). Jenks was an electrical engineer, a member of the
American Institute of Electrical Engineers and one of the organizers of the library of
that institution. He began as a telegraph operator, then was successively the manager of
the Brockton plant of the Edison Electric Illuminating Company, the manager of the
American Manufacturing Company headquarters in New York, the manager of the municipal
department of the Edison Electric Light Company, then the Director of the Standardizing
Bureau of the Edison Electric Light Company. He wrote to the Massachusetts Metaphysical
College in 1886, to order a copy of Science and Health with Key to the
Scriptures.
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William J. Jenks
William J. Jenks (1852-1918) was born and died in Massachusetts. In 1874,
he married Susan I. Jenks (b. Walker). Jenks was an electrical engineer, a member of the
American Institute of Electrical Engineers and one of the organizers of the library of
that institution. He began as a telegraph operator, then was successively the manager of
the Brockton plant of the Edison Electric Illuminating Company, the manager of the
American Manufacturing Company headquarters in New York, the manager of the municipal
department of the Edison Electric Light Company, then the Director of the Standardizing
Bureau of the Edison Electric Light Company. He wrote to the Massachusetts Metaphysical
College in 1886, to order a copy of Science and Health with Key to the
Scriptures.
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