Nathaniel Williams (Liberian politician) explained

Nathaniel Williams
Office:Member of the Senate of Liberia
from River Gee County
Term Start:2009
Term End:2012
Predecessor:Isaac N. Johnson
Successor:Matthew N. Jaye
Death Place:Monrovia, Liberia
Party:LDP

Nathaniel J. Williams (died August 9, 2016) was a Liberian politician.

Biography

By 1999, Williams was serving in the Senate representing Grand Gedeh County. He was from the southern section of the county and advocated for the section to become its own county.[1] Grand Gedeh County was later split into River Gee County.[2]

In the 2005 election, Williams unsuccessfully ran for a River Gee County Senate seat.[3] In 2006, as an activist, he opposed the Senate confirmation of former Justice Minister Kabineh Ja'neh as associate justice of the Supreme Court due to alleged human rights abuses.[4]

In the 2009 River Gee County by-election, caused by the death of Senator Isaac N. Johnson, Williams ran with the Liberia Destiny Party, defeating ruling Unity Party candidate Conmany Wesseh.[5] In the Senate, Williams served as chair of the labor committee. Williams opposed the confirmation of Wesseh as ambassador to the European Union due to alleged corruption.[6]

In the 2011 election, Williams was defeated for re-election by independent candidate Matthew N. Jaye.[7] By December 2013, Williams had joined the campaign of ex-warlord, Nimba County Senator Prince Johnson.[8]

Williams died on August 9, 2016, in Monrovia.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liberian Daily News Bulletin. ProQuest. Africa News Service. April 3, 1999. September 20, 2024.
  2. Web site: Liberia Mourns Former Senator of River Gee County, LMC Founder. FrontPage Africa. August 10, 2016. September 20, 2024.
  3. Web site: National Elections Commission. National Tally Center Results Report 23 November 2005 for the Election of the President, Vice-President, Senate, and House of Representatives on 11 October 2005. November 23, 2005. September 20, 2024. 20.
  4. Web site: Liberia: Double Trouble for Kabineh Ja'neh. AllAfrica. The News. July 29, 2006. September 20, 2024.
  5. Web site: Leroy M.. Sonpon III. Liberia: Did Wesseh Win On 'Sympathy'?. AllAfrica. Liberian Observer. December 24, 2014. September 20, 2024.
  6. Web site: Liberia: Sen. Williams on Wesseh Back Again. AllAfrica. The Analyst. August 21, 2009. September 20, 2024.
  7. Web site: National Elections Commission. National Tally Center Tally Report for the Presidential and Legislative Elections on 11 October 2011. September 25, 2011 . September 20, 2024. 12.
  8. Web site: Ethel A.. Tweh. Liberia: Nathaniel Williams Campaigns for PYJ. AllAfrica. The New Dawn Liberia. December 23, 2013. September 20, 2024.