Lemuel Williams
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American politician
Lemuel Williams | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts | |
In office March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1805 | |
Preceded by | Nathaniel Freeman Jr. |
Succeeded by | Isaiah L. Green |
Constituency | 5th district (1799–1803) 8th district (1803–05) |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1806 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1747-06-18)June 18, 1747 Federalist |
Children | Lemuel Williams Jr. |
Alma mater | Harvard |
Lemuel Williams (June 18, 1747 – November 8, 1828) was a
town clerk of New Bedford
from 1792 to 1800.
Williams was elected as a Federalist to the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1799 to March 3, 1805, and was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1806. He resumed the practice of law and died in Acushnet, Massachusetts; interment was in Acushnet Cemetery.
References
- United States Congress. "Lemuel Williams (id: W000526)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Nathaniel Freeman, Jr. |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th congressional district March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 8th congressional district March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 |
Succeeded by |