Lemuel Williams

Lemuel Williams (born June 18, 1747 in Taunton , Province of Massachusetts Bay , †  November 8, 1828 in Acushnet , Massachusetts ) was an American politician . Between 1799 and 1805 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Lemuel Williams grew up during the British colonial era. Until 1765 he studied at Harvard College . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession. Between 1792 and 1800 he was employed as a town clerk for the city of New Bedford . Politically, he became a member of the Federalist Party .

In the congressional election of 1798 , Williams was elected to the US House of Representatives in the fifth constituency of Massachusetts, where he succeeded Nathaniel Freeman on March 4, 1799 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1805 . Since 1803 he represented the eighth district of his state there. During his time as a congressman in 1803 , the Louisiana Purchase made by President Thomas Jefferson expanded the territory of the United States considerably. In 1804 the twelfth amendment was ratified; in 1800 the new federal capital Washington, DC was occupied.

In 1806, Lemuel Williams was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives . Otherwise he practiced as a lawyer again. He died on November 8, 1828 in Acushnet, where he was buried.

Web links

• Lemuel Williams in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Lemuel Williams in the database of Find a Grave (English)