Elihu S. Williams

Elihu S. Williams

Elihu Stephen Williams (born January 24, 1835 in New Carlisle , Clark County , Ohio , †  December 1, 1903 in Troy , Ohio) was an American politician . Between 1887 and 1891 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Elihu Williams attended the public schools in his home country and then went to Antioch College in Yellow Springs for two years . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1861, he began to work in this profession. Since October 1861 he took part in the civil war as a soldier in the Union Army . He made it to the captain. Since September 1863 he was commanding the occupation forces in Carthage ( Tennessee ). He stayed in Tennessee after the war and served as a district attorney in the sixth judicial district there between 1865 and 1867. Between 1867 and 1869 he was a member of the Republican Party in the House of Representatives from Tennessee . He also worked as a lawyer and in agriculture. In 1875 he moved to Troy, Ohio, where he practiced as a lawyer and edited a local newspaper.

In the congressional election of 1886 Williams was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Democrat James E. Campbell on March 4, 1887 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1891 . After serving in the US House of Representatives, Williams returned to practice as a lawyer. He died on December 1, 1903 in Troy, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Elihu S. Williams in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Elihu S. Williams in the database of Find a Grave (English)