Matthias Ward
Matthias Ward | |
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| United States Senator from Texas | |
| In office September 27, 1858 – December 5, 1859 | |
| Preceded by | James P. Henderson |
| Succeeded by | Louis Wigfall |
| Member of the Texas Senate from District 1 | |
| In office November 13, 1849 – November 3, 1850 | |
| Preceded by | William M. "Buckskin" Williams |
| Succeeded by | Joseph H. Burks |
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| Born | October 13, 1805 Elbert County, Georgia |
| Died | October 5, 1861 (aged 55) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
Matthias Ward (October 13, 1805 – October 5, 1861) was a lawyer and United States Senator from Texas.
Born in Elbert County, Georgia, Ward was raised in Madison County, Alabama. In 1836 he settled in Bowie, Texas, moving to Clarksville, Texas in 1845 and later to Jefferson, Texas.
Ward served in the Congress of the Republic of Texas and later in the state Senate as a Democrat. This was followed by unsuccessful campaigns for lieutenant governor in 1851 and United States Congress in 1855.
Upon J. Pinckney Henderson’s death in 1858, Ward was appointed to replace him in the United States Senate; he failed to secure the nomination to run for the seat in election the next year.
External links
- Matthias Ward from the Handbook of Texas Online
- United States Congress. "Matthias Ward (id: W000138)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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Categories:
- 1805 births
- 1861 deaths
- People from Elbert County, Georgia
- People from Madison County, Alabama
- People from Bowie, Texas
- People from Clarksville, Texas
- People from Jefferson, Texas
- Texas Democrats
- United States Senators from Texas
- Texas state senators
- Democratic Party United States Senators
- 19th-century American politicians