William T. Haskell

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William T. Haskell (born July 21, 1818 in Murfreesboro , Tennessee , †  March 12, 1859 in Hopkinsville , Kentucky ) was an American politician . Between 1847 and 1849 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Haskell was a nephew of Charles Ready (1802-1878), who also sat for Tennessee in Congress between 1853 and 1859 . He initially enjoyed a private education and then attended public schools in Murfreesboro. He later studied at the University of Nashville . He later worked as a lawyer. Haskell took part in a war against the Seminoles in 1836 and ten years later in the Mexican-American War .

Politically, he was a member of the Whig Party . He was a member of the House of Representatives from Tennessee in 1840 and 1841 . In the congressional election of 1846 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eleventh constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded Milton Brown on March 4, 1847 . Until March 3, 1849, he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . After leaving the US House of Representatives, Haskell did not hold any other higher office. He died on March 12, 1859 in Hopkinsville and was buried in Jackson.

Web links

  • William T. Haskell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Haskell, William T.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 21, 1818
PLACE OF BIRTH Murfreesboro , Tennessee
DATE OF DEATH March 12, 1859
Place of death Hopkinsville , Kentucky