Christopher Harris Williams

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Christopher Harris Williams (born December 18, 1798 in Hillsboro , North Carolina , †  November 27, 1857 in Lexington , Tennessee ) was an American politician . Between 1837 and 1853 he represented the state of Tennessee twice in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Christopher Williams was the grandfather of John Sharp Williams (1854-1932), who sat for the state of Mississippi in both chambers of Congress . After a good primary education, he studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . After studying law and being admitted to the bar around 1820, he began to work in his new profession.

In the 1830s, Williams began a political career as a member of the Whig Party . In the congressional elections of 1836 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the twelfth constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded William Claiborne Dunlap on March 4, 1837 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1843. There he saw the discussions between his party and the new President John Tyler since 1841 . In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was also discussed. In 1842 Williams' twelfth constituency in Tennessee was dissolved. An attempt to be elected in the newly organized eleventh district failed that year.

In the elections of 1848 , Christopher Williams managed to return to the political scene in the eleventh constituency of Tennessee. He won this election and was able to succeed William T. Haskell in Congress on March 4, 1849 . After a re-election in 1850, he spent two more terms in the US House of Representatives until March 3, 1853. The question of slavery was already being discussed there. In 1852, Williams waived another congressional candidacy. He subsequently practiced as a lawyer in Lexington. He died there on November 27, 1857.

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SURNAME Williams, Christopher Harris
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 18, 1798
PLACE OF BIRTH Hillsboro , North Carolina
DATE OF DEATH November 27, 1857
Place of death Lexington , Tennessee