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William T. Haskell (July 21, 1818 – March 12, 1859) was an American politician and a member of the
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for
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's 11th congressional district.


Biography

Haskell was born in
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, on July 21, 1818. He was privately tutored, he attended the public schools of Murfreesboro, and he attended the
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in
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. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1838 and commenced practice in Jackson, Tennessee. He married Sarah Porter, in Henry Co., Tenn., Feb. 7, 1838. They had six children: Shephard P., William C., Joshua, Viola, Anna, and Mary.


Career

Haskell was a soldier in the
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in 1836. During the
Mexican–American War The Mexican–American War (Spanish language, Spanish: ''guerra de Estados Unidos-México, guerra mexicano-estadounidense''), also known in the United States as the Mexican War, and in Mexico as the United States intervention in Mexico, ...
, he served as
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of the 2nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment. He worked as a lawyer in private practice. In 1840 and 1841, Haskell served in the
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. He was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress. He served from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1849.


Death

Haskell died in
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, in an insane asylum, March 12, 1859 (age 40 years, 234 days). He was
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in Riverside Cemetery in
Jackson, Tennessee Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Tennessee, United States. Located east of Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis and 130 Miles Southwest of Nashville, it is a regional center of trade for West Tennessee. Its total population wa ...
. He was the nephew of fellow congressman
Charles Ready Charles Ready (December 22, 1802 – June 4, 1878) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's Tennessee's 5th congressional district, 5th congressional district. Biography Ready was born ...
. His widow was the first woman state librarian of Tennessee, appointed in 1871.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Haskell, William T. 1818 births 1859 deaths Members of the Tennessee House of Representatives Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the Tennessee General Assembly American volunteer soldiers of the Mexican–American War American military personnel of the Seminole Wars