John MS Williams

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John McKeown Snow Williams (born August 13, 1818 in Richmond , Virginia , †  March 19, 1886 in Cambridge , Massachusetts ) was an American politician . Between 1873 and 1875 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In his youth, John Williams moved to Boston , Massachusetts, where he attended public schools. After that he became active in the trade. He also became a ship owner. Politically, he joined the Republican Party founded in 1854 . In 1856 he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives ; In 1858 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the congressional election of 1872 Williams was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded George Frisbie Hoar on March 4, 1873 . Since he was defeated in 1874 by the Democrat William W. Warren , he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1875 . After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, John Williams resumed his previous activities. He died in Cambridge on March 19, 1886.

Web links

  • John MS Williams in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Williams, John MS
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Williams, John McKeown Snow (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 13, 1818
PLACE OF BIRTH Richmond , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH March 19, 1886
Place of death Cambridge , Massachusetts