Jabez Williams Huntington (November 8, 1788 – November 1, 1847) was a United States representative and Senator from Connecticut.
Jabez Williams Huntington | |
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| United States Senator from Connecticut | |
| In office May 4, 1840 – November 1, 1847 | |
| Preceded by | Thaddeus Betts |
| Succeeded by | Roger S. Baldwin |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's At-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – August 16, 1834 | |
| Preceded by | John Baldwin |
| Succeeded by | Phineas Miner |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
| In office 1828 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 8, 1788 Norwich, Connecticut |
| Died | November 1, 1847 (aged 58) Norwich, Connecticut |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse | Sally Ann Huntington |
| Occupation | Lawyer politician |
Biography
editBorn 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
editHuntington 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
editHuntington died in Norwich on November 1, 1847, a week shy of his 59th birthday. He is interred at the Old Norwich Town Cemetery.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Jabez W. Huntington". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ^ "Jabez W. Huntington". Litchfield Historical Society. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ^ "Jabez W. Huntington". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ^ "Jabez W. Huntington". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ^ "Jabez W. Huntington". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
External links
edit- United States Congress. "Jabez W. Huntington (id: H000997)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1892. Information on relatives.
- Jabez W. Huntington at Find a Grave