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 CountyJudge 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.
jared, williams, representative, from, virginia, jared, williams, virginia, politician, jared, warner, williams, december, 1796, september, 1864, american, lawyer, politician, from, lancaster, hampshire, representative, 21st, governor, hampshire, 1847, 1849, u. For the U S Representative from Virginia see Jared Williams Virginia politician 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 Jared Warner WilliamsUnited States Senatorfrom New HampshireIn office November 29 1853 August 4 1854Appointed byNoah MartinPreceded byCharles G AthertonSucceeded byJohn P Hale21st Governor of New HampshireIn office June 3 1847 June 7 1849Preceded byAnthony ColbySucceeded bySamuel 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 1841Preceded byFranklin PierceSucceeded byJohn Randall RedingMember of the New Hampshire SenateIn office 1832 1834Member of the New Hampshire House of RepresentativesIn office 1830 18311835 1836Personal detailsBorn 1796 12 22 December 22 1796West Woodstock Connecticut U S DiedSeptember 29 1864 1864 09 29 aged 67 Lancaster New Hampshire U S Political partyDemocraticProfessionPolitician LawyerBiography editWilliams 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 editUnited States Congress Jared W Williams id W000511 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress External links editJared W Williams at Find a Grave Jared Warner Williams at National Governors Association Jared Warner Williams at Proceedings of the Grafton and Coos County Bar Association Volume 3 1898 Party political officesPreceded byJohn Hardy Steele Democratic nominee for Governor of New Hampshire1846 1847 1848 Succeeded bySamuel Dinsmoor Jr U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byBenning M BeanRobert BurnsSamuel CushmanFranklin PierceJoseph Weeks Member of the U S House of Representatives from New Hampshire s at large congressional districtMarch 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 byCharles G AthertonEdmund BurkeIra A EastmanJohn R RedingTristram ShawPolitical officesPreceded byAnthony Colby Governor of New Hampshire1847 1849 Succeeded bySamuel Dinsmoor Jr U S SenatePreceded byCharles G Atherton U S senator Class 2 from New HampshireNovember 29 1853 August 4 1854 Served alongside Moses Norris Jr Succeeded byJohn P Hale nbsp nbsp This article about a New Hampshire politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jared W Williams amp oldid 1166839682, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
