Lemuel Williams
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Lemuel Williams | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 8th district |
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In office March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1805 |
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Preceded by | William Eustis |
Succeeded by | Isaiah L. Green |
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Born | Taunton, Massachusetts |
June 18, 1747
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Acushnet, Massachusetts |
Political party | Federalist |
Alma mater | Harvard |
Lemuel Williams (June 18, 1747 - November 8, 1828) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Taunton, he graduated from Harvard College in 1765, studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Bristol and Worcester Counties. He was town clerk of New Bedford from 1792 to 1800.
Williams was elected as a Federalist to the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1799 to March 3, 1805, and was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1806. He resumed the practice of law and died in Acushnet, Massachusetts; interment was in Acushnet Cemetery.
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United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th congressional district March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803 |
Succeeded by Thomas Dwight |
Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 8th congressional district March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 |
Succeeded by Isaiah L. Green |
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