Benjamin P. Jett

Dr. Benjamin P. Jett (October 25, 1808 – December 27, 1855) was an American officer and state legislator in Arkansas.

Jett was from Virginia. He married and had numerous children, including a son, Ben, born in 1838. He was an early settler in Washington, Arkansas, where he operated a drugstore. In 1847, he was documented as a Receiver for the Treasury Department.

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.

In 1996, a Jett family history was published.

References

  1. ↑ Hempstead, Fay (May 7, 1911). "Historical Review of Arkansas: Its Commerce, Industry and Modern Affairs". Lewis Publishing Company – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Goodspeed, Weston Arthur (May 7, 1904). "Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Indian territory". Weston historical association – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ Arkansas (May 7, 1903). "Reports of State Officers" – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ 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.