JARED BENSON

Jared Benson
Jared Benson
4th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
	In office; 1861–1862
Preceded by	Amos Coggswell
Succeeded by	Charles D. Sherwood
6th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
	In office; 1864–1864
Preceded by	Charles D. Sherwood
Succeeded by	Thomas H. Armstrong
Minnesota State Representative from the 4th District
	In office; January 8, 1861 – January 5, 1863
	In office; January 5, 1864 – January 2, 1865
Minnesota State Representative from the 25th District
	In office; January 7, 1879 – January 3, 1881
Minnesota State Representative from the 28th District
	In office; January 8, 1889 – January 5, 1891
Personal details
Born	1821; Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	May 9, 1894 (aged 72–73)
Political party	Republican
Residence(s)	Anoka, Minnesota, U.S.
Profession	Farmer

Jared Benson (1821 in Worcester, Massachusetts – May 9, 1894) was a Minnesota politician and a former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Benson served two stints as speaker, from 1861 to 1862, and again in 1864. He also served as a regent of the University of Minnesota.^[1]

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Political offices
Preceded by Amos Coggswell	Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1861–1862	Succeeded by Charles D. Sherwood
Preceded by Charles D. Sherwood	Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1864	Succeeded by Thomas H. Armstrong

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v t e Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Territorial (1849–1857)	Furber Ames Ludden Day Taylor Norris Gardner Furber
State (since 1857)	Watrous Bradley Coggswell Benson Sherwood Benson Armstrong Wakefield Farmer Davidson J. Merriam Hall Kinyon Gibbs Gilman Fletcher Gibbs W. Merriam Graves Champlin Lee Van Sant Jones Dare Dowling Babcock Clague L. Johnson Rockne Dunn Rines Flowers Parker Nolan J. Johnson Swenson Munn G. Johnson Barker Hall Hartle A. Johnson Chilgren Duxbury Dirlam Sabo Searle Norton Sieben Jennings Norton Vanasek Long Anderson Carruthers Sviggum Anderson Kelliher Zellers Thissen Daudt Hortman

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v t e Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Territorial (1849–1857)	Furber Ames Ludden Day Taylor Norris Gardner Furber
State (since 1857)	Watrous Bradley Coggswell Benson Sherwood Benson Armstrong Wakefield Farmer Davidson J. Merriam Hall Kinyon Gibbs Gilman Fletcher Gibbs W. Merriam Graves Champlin Lee Van Sant Jones Dare Dowling Babcock Clague L. Johnson Rockne Dunn Rines Flowers Parker Nolan J. Johnson Swenson Munn G. Johnson Barker Hall Hartle A. Johnson Chilgren Duxbury Dirlam Sabo Searle Norton Sieben Jennings Norton Vanasek Long Anderson Carruthers Sviggum Anderson Kelliher Zellers Thissen Daudt Hortman

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	United States
Other	SNAC

Jared Benson

4th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office 1861–1862
Preceded by	Amos Coggswell
Succeeded by	Charles D. Sherwood
6th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office 1864–1864
Preceded by	Charles D. Sherwood
Succeeded by	Thomas H. Armstrong
Minnesota State Representative from the 4th District
In office January 8, 1861 – January 5, 1863
In office January 5, 1864 – January 2, 1865
Minnesota State Representative from the 25th District
In office January 7, 1879 – January 3, 1881
Minnesota State Representative from the 28th District
In office January 8, 1889 – January 5, 1891

Personal details
Born	1821 (1821) Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	May 9, 1894(1894-05-09) (aged 72–73)
Political party	Republican
Residence(s)	Anoka, Minnesota, U.S.
Profession	Farmer