Matthias Ward
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Matthias Ward (October 13, 1805 – October 5, 1861) was a lawyer and United States Senator from Texas.
Early life
Matthias Ward was born on October 13, 1805, in Elbert County, Georgia.[1] Ward was raised in Madison County, Alabama.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Career
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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Personal life
Ward died on October 5, 1861, in Warm Springs, North Carolina. He was buried Old Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]
References
External links
- Matthias Ward from the Handbook of Texas Online
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- 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
- Democratic Party United States senators from Texas
- Democratic Party Texas state senators
- 19th-century members of the Texas Legislature
- 19th-century United States senators