Benjamin P. Jett
Dr. Benjamin P. Jett (October 25, 1808 – December 27, 1855)[1] was an American officer and state legislator in Arkansas.
Jett was from Virginia. He married and had numerous children,[2] including a son, Ben, born in 1838.[3] He was an early settler in Washington, Arkansas,[4] where he operated a drugstore.[5] In 1847, he was documented as a Receiver for the Treasury Department.[6]
From November 1, 1852 to January 12, 1853, Jett represented Hempstead County in the Arkansas House of Representatives and served as Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives.[7]
In 1996, a Jett family history was published.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Hempstead, Fay (May 7, 1911). "Historical Review of Arkansas: Its Commerce, Industry and Modern Affairs". Lewis publiching Company – 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Goodspeed, Weston Arthur (May 7, 1904). "Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Indian territory". Weston historical association – 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Arkansas (May 7, 1903). "Reports of State Officers" – 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.