Jared Williams

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Jared Williams (born March 4, 1766 in Montgomery County , Province of Maryland , †  January 2, 1831 in Newton , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1819 and 1825 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Jared Williams received a good education and then worked in agriculture. He settled in Virginia and embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Republican Party . Between 1812 and 1817 he was a member of the Virginia House of Representatives . In the congressional election of 1818 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded Henry St. George Tucker on March 4, 1819 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1825 .

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Jared Williams no longer appeared politically. He died on January 2, 1831 near Newton.

Web links

  • Jared Williams in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Williams, Jared
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 4, 1766
PLACE OF BIRTH Montgomery County , Maryland
DATE OF DEATH January 2, 1831
Place of death near Newton , Virginia