Jared W. Williams

For the U.S. Representative from Virginia, see Jared Williams (Virginia).
Jared Warner Williams
United States Senator
from New Hampshire
In office
November 29, 1853  August 4, 1854
Preceded by Charles G. Atherton
Succeeded by John P. Hale
21st Governor of New Hampshire
In office
June 4, 1847  June 3, 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 (1796-12-22)December 22, 1796
West Woodstock, Connecticut
Died September 29, 1864(1864-09-29) (aged 67)
Lancaster, New Hampshire
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 served as a U.S. Representative, Governor of New Hampshire, and a United States Senator.

Biography

Jared W. 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, Williams served 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, and he served two terms, March 4, 1837 to March 3, 1841. In 1847 he was elected Governor, and he served two one-year terms, June 3, 1847 to June 7, 1849.

After leaving the governorship, Williams was appointed Coos County Judge of Probate, and he served 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, New Hampshire on September 29, 1864, and is buried in Lancaster's Summer Street Cemetery.

References

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Benning M. Bean
Robert Burns
Samuel Cushman
Franklin Pierce
Joseph Weeks
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's at-large congressional district

March 4, 1837  March 4, 1841
Served alongside: Charles G. Atherton, Samuel Cushman, James Farrington, Joseph Weeks, Edmund Burke, Ira A. Eastman and Tristram Shaw
Succeeded by
Charles G. Atherton
Edmund Burke
Ira A. Eastman
John R. Reding
Tristram Shaw
Political offices
Preceded by
Anthony Colby
Governor of New Hampshire
1847  1849
Succeeded by
Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr.
United States Senate
Preceded by
Charles G. Atherton
U.S. Senator (Class 2) from New Hampshire
November 29, 1853  August 4, 1854
Served alongside: Moses Norris, Jr.
Succeeded by
John P. Hale


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