Ray Jenkins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ray Jenkins

American attorney

Date of Birth: 18-Mar-1897

Place of Birth: Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 26-Dec-1980

Profession: lawyer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Ray Jenkins

  • Ray Howard Jenkins (March 18, 1897 – December 26, 1980) was an American lawyer, active primarily in Knoxville, Tennessee, and the surrounding region, throughout much of the 20th century.
  • He is best known for his role as special counsel to the Senate Subcommittee on Investigations during the 1954 Army-McCarthy Hearings, earning broad praise for his aggressive questioning of the hearings' two complainants, Senator Joseph McCarthy and Secretary of the Army Robert T.
  • Stevens.
  • Jenkins appeared on the cover of Time at the height of the hearings on May 17, 1954. In a career that spanned nearly six decades, Jenkins defended over 600 accused murderers, and never lost a client to the death penalty.
  • At the time of the Army-McCarthy Hearings, he was described as "the best trial lawyer in East Tennessee." Jenkins' courtroom style, which often involved ruthlessly assailing the character of his clients' accusers, earned him the nickname, "The Terror of Tellico Plains."

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