Thomas R. Jernigan

Thomas Roberts Jernigan (1847–1920) was US consul in Kobe, Japan (1885–1889), and later US consul general in Shanghai, China (1893–1897). After leaving the diplomatic service he was Standard Oil Company's attorney in China, and served as chairman of the Shanghai International Settlement.^[1] From 1905, he went into private practice as a lawyer with Stirling Fessenden under the firm name Jernigan and Fessenden.^[2]

Preceded byAlfred Daniel Jones

Succeeded byJohn Goodnow

Born(1847-02-24)24 February 1847

Barfield, Hertford County, North Carolina, United States of America

Died1 November 1920(1920-11-01) (aged 73)

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Thomas R. Jernigan
Consul General of the United States, Shanghai
In office 1893–1897
Preceded by	Alfred Daniel Jones
Succeeded by	John Goodnow
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Born	(1847-02-24)24 February 1847 Barfield, Hertford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Died	1 November 1920(1920-11-01) (aged 73)

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Jernigan Road (now, Xianxia Road (仙霞路)) in Shanghai was named after him.^[3] He wrote a number of works on Chinese economics.

Jernigan died in 1920 and was buried on a hill overlooking Nanjing. He is remembered on a plaque in Raleigh, North Carolina (corner of W Cabarrus and S McDowell on the north west side of the Raleigh Convention Centre.)^[4]