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Matthias Ward United States Senator
from TexasIn office
September 27, 1858 – December 5, 1859Preceded by James P. Henderson Succeeded by Louis Wigfall Personal details Born October 13, 1805
Elbert County, GeorgiaDied October 5, 1861 (aged 55)
Raleigh, North CarolinaPolitical 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 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
- Matthias Ward at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Texas Senate Preceded by
William M. “Buckskin” WilliamsTexas State Senator
from District 1
1849–1850Succeeded by
Joseph H. BurksUnited States Senate Preceded by
J. Pinckney HendersonUnited States Senator (Class 1) from Texas
1858–1859
Served alongside: Sam Houston, John HemphillSucceeded by
Louis T. WigfallUnited States Senators from Texas Class 1 Class 2 Categories:- 1805 births
- 1861 deaths
- People from Elbert County, Georgia
- People from Alabama
- People from Montague County, Texas
- People from Red River County, Texas
- People from Marion County, Texas
- Texas Democrats
- United States Senators from Texas
- Texas State Senators
- Democratic Party United States Senators
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