Henry Williams | |
Office1: | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts |
Term Start1: | March 4, 1839 |
Term End1: | March 3, 1841 |
Predecessor1: | Nathaniel B. Borden |
Successor1: | Nathaniel B. Borden |
Constituency1: | 10th district |
Term Start2: | March 4, 1843 |
Term End2: | March 3, 1845 |
Predecessor2: | William Soden Hastings |
Successor2: | Artemas Hale |
Constituency2: | 9th district |
Office3: | Member of the Massachusetts State Senate |
Term3: | 1836-1837 |
Office4: | Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives |
Term4: | 1834 |
Birth Date: | November 30, 1805 |
Birth Place: | Taunton, Massachusetts |
Party: | Democrat |
Education: | Brown University |
Henry Williams (November 30, 1805 – May 8, 1887) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Taunton, Williams attended Brown University, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1829 and commenced practice in Taunton.[1]
He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and served in the Massachusetts State Senate.
Williams was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1840 to the Twenty-seventh Congress. He was elected to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845). After retiring from elected office, he resumed the practice of law and died in Taunton on May 8, 1887. He was interred in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.