Jared Warner Williams (December 22, 1796September 29, 1864) was an American lawyer and politician from

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, who was a U.S. representative, the 21st

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1847 to 1849 and a

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Biography

Williams was born in West Woodstock, Connecticut, on December 22, 1796. He graduated from

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in 1818, studied at the

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, and became an attorney in

. A Democrat, he sat in the

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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

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, 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 Charles Gordon Atherton (July 4, 1804November 15, 1853) was an American politician and lawyer from New Hampshire. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives from 1837 to 1843. He was elected to the United States Senate from 184 ...

'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.

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