Jared Benson

{{Short description|American politician (1821–1894)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2011}}

{{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

|successor=Charles D. Sherwood

|order2=6th

|office2=Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives

|term_start2= 1864

|term_end2= 1864

|predecessor2=Charles D. Sherwood

|successor2=Thomas H. Armstrong

|office3=Minnesota State Representative 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 from the 25th District

|term_start5=January 7, 1879

|term_end5=January 3, 1881

|office6=Minnesota State Representative from the 28th District

|term_start6=January 8, 1889

|term_end6=January 5, 1891

|birth_date={{birth date text|1821}}

|birth_place= Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1894|5|9|1821}}

|alma_mater=

|party=Republican

|spouse=

|children=

|residence=Anoka, Minnesota, U.S.

|religion=

|profession=Farmer

}}

Jared Benson (1821 in Worcester, Massachusetts – May 9, 1894) was a Minnesota politician and a former 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.[http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=11230 Minnesota Legislators Past and Present]