# Jared Benson

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{{Short description|American politician (1821–1894)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name         = Jared Benson
| image        =
| order        = 4th
| office       = Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
| term_start   = 1861
| term_end     = 1862
| predecessor  = [Amos Coggswell](/source/Amos_Coggswell)
| successor    = [Charles D. Sherwood](/source/Charles_D._Sherwood)
| order2       = 6th
| office2      = Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
| term_start2  = 1864
| term_end2    = 1864
| predecessor2 = [Charles D. Sherwood](/source/Charles_D._Sherwood)
| successor2   = [Thomas H. Armstrong](/source/Thomas_H._Armstrong)
| office3      = [Minnesota State Representative](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives) from the 4th District
| term_start3  = January 8, 1861
| term_end3    = January 5, 1863
| term_start4  = January 5, 1864
| term_end4    = January 2, 1865
| office5      = [Minnesota State Representative](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives) from the 25th District
| term_start5  = January 7, 1879
| term_end5    = January 3, 1881
| office6      = [Minnesota State Representative](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives) from the 28th District
| term_start6  = January 8, 1889
| term_end6    = January 5, 1891
| birth_date   = {{birth date text|1821}}
| birth_place  = [Worcester, Massachusetts](/source/Worcester%2C_Massachusetts), U.S.
| death_date   = {{death date and age|1894|5|9|1821}}
| alma_mater   = 
| party        = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
| spouse       = 
| children     = 
| profession   = Farmer 
}}

'''Jared Benson''' (1821 in [Worcester, Massachusetts](/source/Worcester%2C_Massachusetts) &ndash; May 9, 1894) was a [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota) politician and a former [Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Speaker_of_the_Minnesota_House_of_Representatives). Benson served two stints as speaker, from 1861 to 1862, and again in 1864. He also served as a regent of the [University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota).<ref>[http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=11230 Minnesota Legislators Past and Present]</ref>

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| title=[Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/List_of_Speakers_of_the_Minnesota_House_of_Representatives)
| before=[Amos Coggswell](/source/Amos_Coggswell)
| after=[Charles D. Sherwood](/source/Charles_D._Sherwood)
| years=1861–1862}}
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| title=[Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/List_of_Speakers_of_the_Minnesota_House_of_Representatives)
| before=[Charles D. Sherwood](/source/Charles_D._Sherwood)
| after=[Thomas H. Armstrong](/source/Thomas_H._Armstrong)
| years=1864}}
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