Lemuel_Williams

Lemuel Williams

Lemuel Williams

American politician

Not to be confused with Lemuel Williams Jr., Lemuel Williams (baseball), or Lem Williams.

Lemuel Williams (June 18, 1747 – November 8, 1828) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Born in Taunton in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, he graduated from Harvard College in 1765, studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Bristol and Worcester Counties. He was town clerk of New Bedford from 1792 to 1800.

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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.
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