A. H. A. Williams Explained

A. H. A. Williams
State:North Carolina
District:5th
Party:Democratic
Term Start:March 4, 1891
Term End:March 3, 1893
Preceded:John M. Brower
Succeeded:Thomas Settle III
Birth Name:Archibald Hunter Arrington Williams
Birth Date:22 October 1842
Birth Place:near Louisburg, North Carolina
Occupation:railroad executive
Alma Mater:Emory and Henry College

Archibald Hunter Arrington Williams (October 22, 1842 – September 5, 1895) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1891 and 1893.

Born near Louisburg, North Carolina, he attended local schools and then Emory and Henry College in Virginia. He enlisted in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War and served in the Army of Northern Virginia.

After the Confederate surrender, Williams returned to Granville County, North Carolina, and developed the Oxford and Henderson Railroad, of which he was the president. In 1883, he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives for a single term.

In 1890, Williams was elected to the 52nd United States Congress and served for a single term; he was defeated for re-election in 1892 by Republican Thomas Settle III.

Williams died in Chase City, Virginia, in 1895 and is buried in Oxford, North Carolina.