Seward H. Williams should not be confused with William Henry Seward.
| Seward H. Williams | |
| State: | Ohio |
| District: | 14th |
| Term Start: | March 4, 1915 |
| Term End: | March 4, 1917 |
| Preceded: | William Graves Sharp |
| Succeeded: | Elsworth R. Bathrick |
| State House2: | Ohio |
| District2: | Lorain County |
| Term Start2: | January 2, 1911 |
| Term End2: | January 3, 1915 |
| Preceded2: | Earl N. Gibbs |
| Succeeded2: | Anthony Niedling |
| Alongside2: | Earl N. Gibbs |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Date: | 7 November 1870 |
| Birth Place: | Amsterdam, New York, US |
| Death Place: | Lorain, Ohio, US |
| Restingplace: | Elmwood Cemetery |
| Spouse: | Sarah Jennette Reynolds |
| Children: | two |
| Signature: | Seward H. Williams signature.png |
| Education: | Williams College Princeton University Washington and Lee University School of Law |
Seward Henry Williams (November 7, 1870 – September 2, 1922) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1915 to 1917.
Born in Amsterdam, New York, Williams attended the common schools, the Amsterdam Academy, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, and Princeton College.He was graduated in law from Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, in 1895.He was admitted to the bar in 1895 and commenced practice the same year.City solicitor of Lorain, Ohio, from 1901 to 1904.He served as member of the State house of representatives 1910-1913.
Williams was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916 to the Sixty-fifth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law.He died in Lorain, Ohio, September 2, 1922.He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.
Williams married Sarah Jennette Reynolds of Lorain at Cleveland, Ohio, on September 29, 1897. They had two children.[1]
He died on September 2, 1922, in Lorain, Ohio.
Williams was a Knights Templar Mason and a member of the Knights of Pythias.[1]
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