John Williams (politician, 1740)
John Williams (born July 7, 1740 in Hanover County , Colony of Virginia , † December 1804 in Caswell County , North Carolina ) was an American politician and officer during the Revolutionary War .
Williams is a 1775 delegate to the North Carolina Provincial Congress. After the War of Independence broke out, he enlisted in the Continental Army . He held the rank of colonel there . During the war he also served in the House of Representatives from 1778 to 1780 and then in the North Carolina Senate in 1782 . After the war he was State Senator again from 1793 to 1794.
family
Williams' cousin John of the same name was a delegate to the Continental Congress for North Carolina. His grandson Christopher Harris Williams was a Congressman for Tennessee, and his great-grandson John Sharp Williams represented the State of Tennessee in the US Senate .
Web links
- The Political Graveyard (Engl.)
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| SURNAME | Williams, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1740 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover County , Virginia |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1804 |
| Place of death | Caswell County , North Carolina |