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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeWilliam T. HASKELL
(1818-1859)
HASKELL, William T.,
(nephew of Charles Ready), a Representative from Tennessee; born in
Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., July 21, 1818; privately
tutored; attended the public schools of Murfreesboro, Tenn.;
attended the University of Nashville, Nashville, Tenn.; soldier,
Seminole War, 1836; First Brigade, Second Regiment, Tennessee
Volunteers, Mexican War; lawyer, private practice; member of the
Tennessee state house of representatives, 1840-1841; elected as a
Whig to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1849); died
on March 12, 1859, in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky.;
interment in Riverside Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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