Matthias Ward | |
---|---|
United States Senator from Texas | |
In office September 27, 1858 – December 5, 1859 | |
Appointed by | Hardin Richard Runnels |
Preceded by | James P. Henderson |
Succeeded by | Louis Wigfall |
Member of the
Texas Senate from the 1st district | |
In office November 13, 1849 – November 3, 1850 | |
Preceded by | William M. "Buckskin" Williams |
Succeeded by | Joseph H. Burks |
Personal details | |
Born | Elbert County, Georgia, U.S. | October 13, 1805
Died | October 5, 1861 Warm Springs, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 55)
Resting place | Old Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Matthias Ward (October 13, 1805 – October 5, 1861) was a lawyer and United States Senator from Texas.
Matthias Ward was born on October 13, 1805, in Elbert County, Georgia. [1] Ward was raised in Madison County, Alabama.[ citation needed] He attended an academy in Huntsville, Alabama, taught school and studied law. [1] In 1836 he settled in Bowie, Texas, moving to Clarksville, Texas in 1845 and later to Jefferson, Texas.[ citation needed]
Ward served in the seventh and eighth congresses of the Republic of Texas and later in the state senate as a Democrat from 1849 to 1850. [1] This was followed by unsuccessful campaigns for lieutenant governor in 1851 and United States Congress in 1855. In 1855, he ran with a proslavery and states-right campaign against Lemuel D. Evans. [1]
Upon J. Pinckney Henderson’s death in 1858, Ward was appointed to replace him in the United States Senate. He served from September 27, 1858, to December 5, 1859. [1] He failed to secure the nomination to run for the seat in election the next year.[ citation needed]
Ward died on October 5, 1861, in Warm Springs, North Carolina. He was buried Old Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee. [1]
Matthias Ward | |
---|---|
United States Senator from Texas | |
In office September 27, 1858 – December 5, 1859 | |
Appointed by | Hardin Richard Runnels |
Preceded by | James P. Henderson |
Succeeded by | Louis Wigfall |
Member of the
Texas Senate from the 1st district | |
In office November 13, 1849 – November 3, 1850 | |
Preceded by | William M. "Buckskin" Williams |
Succeeded by | Joseph H. Burks |
Personal details | |
Born | Elbert County, Georgia, U.S. | October 13, 1805
Died | October 5, 1861 Warm Springs, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 55)
Resting place | Old Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Matthias Ward (October 13, 1805 – October 5, 1861) was a lawyer and United States Senator from Texas.
Matthias Ward was born on October 13, 1805, in Elbert County, Georgia. [1] Ward was raised in Madison County, Alabama.[ citation needed] He attended an academy in Huntsville, Alabama, taught school and studied law. [1] In 1836 he settled in Bowie, Texas, moving to Clarksville, Texas in 1845 and later to Jefferson, Texas.[ citation needed]
Ward served in the seventh and eighth congresses of the Republic of Texas and later in the state senate as a Democrat from 1849 to 1850. [1] This was followed by unsuccessful campaigns for lieutenant governor in 1851 and United States Congress in 1855. In 1855, he ran with a proslavery and states-right campaign against Lemuel D. Evans. [1]
Upon J. Pinckney Henderson’s death in 1858, Ward was appointed to replace him in the United States Senate. He served from September 27, 1858, to December 5, 1859. [1] He failed to secure the nomination to run for the seat in election the next year.[ citation needed]
Ward died on October 5, 1861, in Warm Springs, North Carolina. He was buried Old Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee. [1]