Jabez W. Huntington
Jabez Williams Huntington | |
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United States Senator from Connecticut |
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In office May 4, 1840 – November 1, 1847 |
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Preceded by | Thaddeus Betts |
Succeeded by | Roger S. Baldwin |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's At-large district |
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In office March 4, 1829 – August 16, 1834 |
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Preceded by | John Baldwin |
Succeeded by | Phineas Miner |
Personal details | |
Born | Norwich, Connecticut |
November 8, 1788
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Norwich, Connecticut |
Political party | Whig |
Spouse(s) | Sally Ann Huntington |
Occupation | Lawyer politician |
Jabez Williams Huntington (November 8, 1788 – November 1, 1847) was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut.
Biography
Born in Norwich, son of Zachariah Huntington and Hannah Mumford Huntington, Huntington pursued classical studies. He graduated from Yale College in 1806. Jabez taught in the Litchfield South Farms Academy for one year, and studied law at the Litchfield Law School during 1808. He was admitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced practice in Litchfield.[1] He married Sally Ann Huntington, the youngest daughter of his first cousin Joseph Huntington, on May 22, 1833. They did not have any children.[2]
Career
Huntington was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Litchfield in 1828. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in the Twenty-first, Twenty-second, and Twenty-third U.S. Congresses, He served from March 4, 1829, to August 16, 1834,[3] when he resigned and moved to Norwich to accept the appointment of judge of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors. He held that office from 1834 to 1840.
In 1840 Huntington was elected as a Whig to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thaddeus Betts. He was reelected, and served from May 4, 1840 until his death.[4] During the Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eight Congresses, he was chairman of the Committee on Commerce.
Death
Huntington died in Norwich on November 1, 1847(age 58 years, 359 days). He is interred at the Old Norwich Town Cemetery.[5]
References
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External links
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United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's at-large congressional district 1829–1834 |
Succeeded by Phineas Miner |
United States Senate | ||
Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Connecticut 1840–1847 Served alongside: Perry Smith, John M. Niles |
Succeeded by Roger S. Baldwin |
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- United States Senators from Connecticut
- Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut
- Connecticut lawyers
- 1788 births
- 1847 deaths
- Yale University alumni
- Connecticut Whigs
- Whig Party United States Senators