'''John Jennings, Jr.''' (June 6, 1880 – February 27, 1956) was a [[Tennessee]] [[Republican]] who represented the state's 2nd congressional district mostly during the 1940s, succeeding [[James Willis Taylor]], who died in office. He was previously a delegate to the Republican National Conventions three times during the 1910s, in addition to being a special assistant to the [[United States Attorney General]].
==U.S. House of Representatives==
Jennings voted for the 1940 Gavagan-Fish [[anti-lynching bill]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/76-3/h96 TO PASS H.R. 801, A BILL TO MAKE LYNCHING A FEDERAL CRIME.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 5, 2021.</ref>
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