Jared Warner Williams | |
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United States Senator from New Hampshire | |
In office November 29, 1853 – August 4, 1854 | |
Appointed by | Noah Martin |
Preceded by | Charles G. Atherton |
Succeeded by | John P. Hale |
21st Governor of New Hampshire | |
In office June 3, 1847 – June 7, 1849 | |
Preceded by | Anthony Colby |
Succeeded by | Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr. |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-large district (Seat 3) | |
In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | |
Preceded by | Franklin Pierce |
Succeeded by | John Randall Reding |
Member of the New Hampshire Senate | |
In office 1832–1834 | |
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
In office 1830–1831 1835–1836 | |
Personal details | |
Born | West Woodstock, Connecticut, U.S. | December 22, 1796
Died | September 29, 1864 Lancaster, New Hampshire, U.S. | (aged 67)
Political party | Democratic |
Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Jared Warner Williams (December 22, 1796 – September 29, 1864) was an American lawyer and politician from Lancaster, New Hampshire, who was a U.S. representative, the 21st governor of New Hampshire 1847 to 1849 and a United States senator.
Biography
Williams was born in West Woodstock, Connecticut, on December 22, 1796. He graduated from Brown University in 1818, studied at the Litchfield Law School, and became an attorney in Lancaster, New Hampshire.
A Democrat, he sat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1830 to 1831, the New Hampshire State Senate from 1832 to 1834 and the New Hampshire House again from 1835 to 1836.
In 1836, he won election to the U.S. House of Representatives and he sat two terms, March 4, 1837, to March 3, 1841. In 1847, he was elected governor and served two one-year terms, June 3, 1847, to June 7, 1849.
After leaving the governorship, Williams was appointed Coos County Judge of Probate, a position he held until 1852. In 1853, he was appointed to the U.S. Senate, temporarily filling the vacancy caused by Charles G. Atherton's death, and he served from November 29, 1853, to August 4, 1854.
Williams died in Lancaster on September 29, 1864, and is buried in the Summer Street Cemetery there.
References
- United States Congress. "Jared W. Williams (id: W000511)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
- Jared W. Williams at Find a Grave
- Jared Warner Williams at National Governors Association
- Jared Warner Williams at Proceedings of the Grafton and Coös County Bar Association, Volume 3 (1898)