Thomas Sutler Williams

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Thomas Sutler Williams

Thomas Sutler Williams (born February 14, 1872 in Louisville , Illinois , †  April 5, 1940 in Washington, DC ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1915 and 1929 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives ; then he became a federal judge .

Career

Thomas Williams attended his home public schools, Louisville High School and Austin College in Effingham . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1897, he began to work in Louisville in this profession. Between 1897 and 1899 he was also the legal representative of his hometown. Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . From 1899 to 1901 he was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives . Between 1907 and 1909 he was Mayor of Louisville. From 1908 to 1915, Williams served as the Clay County attorney . In 1920 he became the owner and editor of the Louisville newspaper Clay County Republican . From 1926 he lived in Harrisburg .

In the 1914 congressional election , Williams was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington in the 24th  constituency of Illinois, where he succeeded Democrat H. Robert Fowler on March 4, 1915 . After seven re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his resignation on November 11, 1929 . From 1919 to 1921 he was chairman of the Ministry of Commerce's Expenditure Control Committee. The First World War fell during his time as a congressman . The 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution were ratified in 1919 and 1920 .

Thomas Williams resigned from his seat on November 11, 1929 after being appointed federal judge on the Court of Claims . He held this office until his death on April 5, 1940.

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SURNAME Williams, Thomas Sutler
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH Louisville , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH April 5, 1940
Place of death Washington, DC