William Williams (Indiana politician)

American politician

William Williams

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's At-large district
In office
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
Preceded by| New district
Succeeded by| District abolished
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873
Preceded by| Charles M. La Follette
Succeeded by| Winfield K. Denton
Personal details
Born| (1821-05-11)May 11, 1821
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died| April 22, 1896(1896-04-22) (aged 74)
Warsaw, Indiana, U.S
Political party| Republican
Military service
Branch/service| Union Army
Battles/wars|

* American Civil War

William Williams (May 11, 1821 – April 22, 1896) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1867 to 1875.

## Biography

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Born near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Williams attended the common schools and received a very limited education. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1845 and commenced practice in Warsaw, Indiana. Williams served as Treasurer of Kosciusko County in 1852. He resigned the office of treasurer for an ultimately unsuccessful bid for Lieutenant Governor in 1853.

Williams managed the Bank of Warsaw for several years, and also served as director of the Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway from 1854 to 1856, and as director of the Michigan City prison from 1859 to 1862. He served in the Union Army as commandant of Camp Allen in Fort Wayne, in 1862 and as paymaster of Volunteers, with headquarters at Louisville, Kentucky, until the close of the war.

### Congress

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Williams was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1875). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War (Fortieth through Forty-third Congresses). He did not run in 1874, and returned to Warsaw to practice law.

In 1882, Williams was appointed by President Arthur as Chargé d'Affaires to Paraguay and Uruguay and served until July 21, 1885.

### Later career and death

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He returned to Warsaw, Indiana, in 1885 and retired from active business pursuits. He died there on April 22, 1896, and was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.

## References

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* United States Congress. "William Williams (id: W000545)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-04-24

U.S. House of Representatives

Preceded by

Joseph H. Defrees

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 10th congressional district
March 4, 1867 – March 4, 1873  | Succeeded by

Henry B. Sayler

District inactive |  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's at-large district
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875  | District inactive
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by

John C. Caldwell

|  United States Chargé d'Affaires, Uruguay
July 10, 1882 – July 21, 1885  | Succeeded by

John E. Bacon

United States Chargé d'Affaires, Paraguay
August 26, 1882–21 July 1885

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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana

1st district|

* Prince
* Call
* Boon
* Blake
* Boon
* Proffit
* R. Owen
* Embree
* Albertson
* Lockhart
* Miller
* Lockhart
* Niblack
* Law
* Niblack
* Fuller
* Heilman
* Kleiner
* Hovey
* Posey
* Parrett
* Taylor
* Hemenway
* Foster
* Boehne Sr.
* Lieb
* Denton
* Luhring
* W. Wilson
* Rowbottom
* Boehne Jr.
* Schulte
* Madden
* Benjamin
* Hall
* Visclosky
* Mrvan

2nd district|

* Jennings
* J. Carr
* Ewing
* J. W. Davis
* Ewing
* J. W. Davis
* Thompson
* Henley
* Dunham
* English
* Cravens
* Kerr
* Wolfe
* J. Williams
* Humphreys
* Cobb
* O'Neall
* Bretz
* Hardy
* Miers
* Chaney
* Cullop
* Bland
* Greenwood
* Durgan
* Halleck
* Landgrebe
* Fithian
* Sharp
* McIntosh
* M. Pence
* Chocola
* Donnelly
* Walorski
* Yakym

3rd district|

* Test
* O. Smith
* Test
* Carty
* J. Carr
* Graham
* J. Carr
* J. L. White
* T. Smith
* J. L. Robinson
* Dunham
* G. G. Dunn
* Hughes
* W. Dunn
* Harrington
* R. Hill
* Hunter
* Holman
* Kerr
* N. Carr
* Bicknell
* Stockslager
* Howard
* J. Brown
* Tracewell
* Zenor
* Cox
* Dunbar
* Gardner
* Dunbar
* Crowe
* Pettengill
* Grant
* Crook
* S. Crumpacker
* Nimtz
* Brademas
* Hiler
* Roemer
* Souder
* Stutzman
* Banks
* Stutzman

4th district|

* A. Lane
* G. H. Dunn
* T. Smith
* Cravens
* C. Smith
* Julian
* Parker
* J. Lane
* Cumback
* Foley
* Holman
* Farquhar
* Holman
* Julian
* Je. Wilson
* New
* Sexton
* New
* Holman
* Watson
* Holman
* Griffith
* Dixon
* Benham
* Canfield
* Farley
* Gillie
* Kruse
* Adair
* Roush
* Quayle
* Coats
* Long
* Souder
* Buyer
* Rokita
* Baird

5th district|

* McCarty
* Rariden
* Kennedy
* W. Brown
* Wick
* W. Brown
* Hendricks
* Parker
* Holloway
* Kilgore
* Julian
* Coburn
* Holman
* Browne
* Matson
* Cooper
* Overstreet
* Faris
* Holliday
* Moss
* Sanders
* N. Johnson
* Gillen
* Griswold
* Harness
* Walsh
* Beamer
* Roush
* Roudebush
* Hillis
* Jontz
* Buyer
* Burton
* Brooks
* Spartz

6th district|

* Kinnard
* Herod
* Wick
* Wallace
* J. W. Davis
* G. G. Dunn
* Gorman
* Hendricks
* Barbour
* Gregg
* Porter
* Dumont
* Coburn
* Voorhees
* Hunter
* M. Robinson
* W. Myers
* Browne
* H. Johnson
* Watson
* Barnard
* Gray
* Comstock
* Elliott
* Larrabee
* Jenckes
* N. Johnson
* Harden
* Wampler
* Roudebush
* Bray
* D. Evans
* Burton
* M. Pence
* Messer
* G. Pence
* Shreve

7th district|

* Hannegan
* A. White
* Howard
* H. S. Lane
* Wright
* McGaughey
* Thompson
* McGaughey
* J. G. Davis
* Scott
* J. G. Davis
* Voorhees
* Washburn
* Orth
* Manson
* Cason
* Landers
* Hanna
* Matyr
* Peelle
* English
* Bynum
* Henry
* Overstreet
* Korbly
* Moores
* Updike
* Ludlow
* Greenwood
* Landis
* Noland
* Bray
* J. Myers
* Pease
* Kerns
* J. Carson
* A. Carson

8th district|

* Pettit
* McDonald
* Mace
* Ja. Wilson
* A. White
* Orth
* Tyner
* Hunter
* Hostetler
* Peirce
* Lamb
* Johnston
* Brookshire
* Faris
* Henry
* Cromer
* Adair
* Vestal
* Boehne Jr.
* La Follette
* E. Mitchell
* Denton
* Merrill
* Denton
* Zion
* Hayes
* Cornwell
* Deckard
* McCloskey
* Hostettler
* Ellsworth
* Bucshon
* Messmer

9th district|

* Sample
* Cathcart
* Fitch
* Eddy
* Shanks
* Cason
* M. White
* Orth
* Doxey
* Ward
* Cheadle
* Waugh
* Hanly
* Landis
* Morrison
* Purnell
* Crowe
* E. Wilson
* Hogan
* E. Wilson
* L. Hamilton
* B. Hill
* Sodrel
* B. Hill
* Young
* Hollingsworth
* Houchin

10th district|

* Kennedy
* Rockhill
* Harlan
* Brenton
* Chamberlain
* Case
* W. Mitchell
* Edgerton
* Defrees
* W. Williams
* Sayler
* Haymond
* Calkins
* Motte
* T. Wood
* W. Owen
* Patton
* Hammond
* Hatch
* E. Crumpacker
* Peterson
* W. Wood
* Gray
* Springer
* Harvey
* Harmon
* Harvey
* Roudebush
* Dennis
* Sharp
* Jacobs Jr.
* J. Carson

11th district|

* Harlan
* Pettit
* Shanks
* McDowell
* Stilwell
* Shanks
* Packard
* J. Evans
* Cowgill
* Steele
* Martin
* Steele
* Landis
* Rauch
* Kraus
* Cook
* Hall
* Griswold
* Larrabee
* Ludlow
* Jacobs Sr.
* Brownson
* Barr
* Bruce
* Jacobs Jr.
* Hudnut
* Jacobs Jr.

12th district|

* A. Hamilton
* Colerick
* Lowry
* J. B. White
* McClellan
* McNagny
* Leighty
* J. M. Robinson
* Gilbert
* Gilhams
* Cline
* Fairfield
* Hogg
* Ludlow

13th district|

* Baker
* Calkins
* Shively
* Ford
* Shively
* Conn
* Royse
* Brick
* Barnhart
* Hickey
* Pettengill

At-large|

* Hendricks
* Jennings
* Packard / Orth / W. Williams

Territory|

* Parke
* Thomas
* Jennings

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Minister Resident|

* Asboth
* Worthington
* Kirk
* Stevens
* Caldwell

Chargé d'Affaires|

* Caldwell
* Williams
* Bacon

Minister Resident|

* Bacon
* Maney

Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary|

* Maney
* Stuart
* Finch
* O'Brien
* Morgan
* Grevstad
* Jeffery
* Philip
* Grant-Smith
* Harrison
* Wright
* Lay
* Dawson
* Wilson

Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary|

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* McGurk
* Briggs
* Ravndal
* Rodden
* McIntosh
* Patterson
* Woodward
* Sparks
* Coerr
* Hoyt
* Robert M. Sayre
* Adair
* Siracusa
* Pezzullo
* Lane
* Smith (Chargé d'Affaires ad interim)
* Aranda
* Wilkey
* Brown
* Dodd
* Ashby
* Silverstein
* Baxter
* David D. Nelson
* Lloyd (Chargé d'Affaires ad interim)
* Reynoso
* Keiderling
* George
* Fulton

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