Benjamin P. Jett
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| Born | October 25, 1808 Arkansas |
| Died | December 27, 1855 (aged 47) |
| Nationality | American |
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Dr. Benjamin P. Jett (October 25, 1808 - December 27, 1855)[1] was an officer and state legislator in Arkansas. He had a drugstore in Washington, Arkansas.[2]
From November 1, 1852 to January 12, 1853 he represented Hempstead County in the Arkansas House of Representatives and served as Speaker.[3]
He was a native of Virginia. He married and had numerous children.[4] He was an early settler in Washington, Arkansas.[5]
He posted a newspaper notice warning against accepting a bank note he states was removed from his possession.[6]
His son Ben Jett was born in Washington, Arkansas in 1838.[7]
In 1847 he was documented as a Receiver for the Treasury Department.[8]
In 1996 a family history was published.[9]
References
- ↑ Hempstead, Fay (May 7, 1911). "Historical Review of Arkansas: Its Commerce, Industry and Modern Affairs". Lewis publiching Company – via Google Books.
- ↑ Bennett, Swannee; Carman, Jennifer; Worthen, William B. (February 9, 2021). Arkansas Made, Volume 2: A Survey of the Decorative, Mechanical, and Fine Arts Produced in Arkansas Through 1950. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 978-1-68226-144-6 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Arkansas (May 7, 1903). "Reports of State Officers" – via Google Books.
- ↑ Christ, Mark K. (April 7, 2010). Getting Used to Being Shot At. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 978-1-55728-939-1 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Goodspeed, Weston Arthur (May 7, 1904). "Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Indian territory". Weston historical association – via Google Books.
- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/article/weekly-arkansas-gazette/38355802/ Article clipped from Weekly Arkansas Gazette
- ↑ Jett, Jeter Lee (May 7, 1980). "The Jett and Allied Families: A Genealogical Reference Book of Jett and Allied Families". J.L. Jett – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Register of All Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval, in the Service of the United States, ...: With the Names, Force, and Condition of All Ships and Vessels Belonging to the United States, and when and where Built : Together with the Names and Compensation of All Printers in Any Way Employed, by Congress Or Any Department, Or Officer of Government". A.B. Claxton and Company. May 7, 1847 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Jett, Lois M.; Jett, Ernest C. (May 7, 1996). "Jett Trails West: A Genealogical Reference Book with Emphasis on the John Jett and Stephen Jett Families as They Migrated Westward from Virginia". L.M. Jett – via Google Books.
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