Abram P. Williams

Abram P. Williams

Abram Pease Williams (born February 3, 1832 in New Portland , Somerset County , Maine , †  October 17, 1911 in San Francisco ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) who represented the state of California in the US Senate .

Originally from New England , Abram Williams attended public schools in Maine and the North Anson Academy between 1846 and 1848 . He later became a teacher in North Anson himself before moving to Fairfield in 1853 , where he worked in business. In 1858 he moved to California. There he was interested in mining in Tuolumne County before returning to the commercial sector .

In 1861, Williams finally settled in San Francisco. He worked in the import trade, as a cattle breeder and as a farmer. After founding the Board of Trade of San Francisco, which he had largely operated, he became its first president. He was also a member of the city's Chamber of Commerce.

When US Senator John Franklin Miller died in March 1886, Abram Williams was elected his successor in Congress . There he took his place from August 4th of the same year, before leaving the Chamber on March 3rd, 1887; he had not run for re-election.

After returning to the West Coast, Williams went back to business in San Francisco, where he died in 1911.

Web links

• Abram P. Williams in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Abram P. Williams in the database of Find a Grave (English)