Archibald Hunter Arrington Williams

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Archibald Hunter Arrington Williams (born October 22, 1842 in Louisburg , Franklin County , North Carolina , †  September 5, 1895 in Chase City , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1891 and 1893 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Archibald Williams was a nephew of Congressman Archibald Hunter Arrington (1809–1872). He attended public schools in his home country and then Emory College in Emory, Virginia. During the civil war he served as a soldier in the Confederation Army , in which he rose to captain. After the war, Williams worked in agriculture and commerce in Oxford . Later he also worked in the railway business. He was a planner and then president of the Oxford & Henderson Railroad . Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1883 and 1885 he was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives .

In the 1890 congressional election , Williams was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fifth constituency of North Carolina , where he succeeded John M. Brower on March 4, 1891 . Since he was not confirmed in 1892, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1893 . He died in Chase City on September 5, 1895 and was buried in Oxford.

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SURNAME Williams, Archibald Hunter Arrington
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 22, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH near Louisburg (North Carolina)
DATE OF DEATH September 5, 1895
Place of death Chase City , Virginia