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| Sherrod Williams | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1841 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Beaty |
| Succeeded by | Bryan Owsley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1804 Pulaski County, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | March 24, 1876(1876-03-24) (aged 71–72) San Jose, California, U.S. |
Sherrod Williams (1804 – March 24, 1876) was an American politician and lawyer. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky.
Biography
Sherrod Williams was born in 1804 in Pulaski County, Kentucky, and he moved with his parents to Wayne County in childhood. He received a limited education, but had learned the trade of brickmaker in Monticello when about fifteen years of age. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and practiced law.
His sons included Thomas Hansford Williams, the former Attorney General of California from 1858 to 1862; and George E. Williams (1835–1899), a former member of the California State Assembly's 15th District, from 1873 to 1875.
He served as member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives from 1829 to 1834, and in 1846. Williams was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian Whig to the Twenty-fourth, Twenty-fifth, and Twenty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1841). He served as chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions (Twenty-sixth Congress). He was not a candidate for reelection.
He moved to California, where he died in San Jose, California on March 24, 1876. He was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery in San Francisco, he was moved to Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
References
- ^ "Williams, Sherrod". Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "Index to Politicians: Williams, S to T". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "Williams family of Monticello, Kentucky". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- "San Jose..." San Francisco Chronicle. 1870-03-25. p. 3. ISSN 1932-8672. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- Allen, William B. (1872). A History of Kentucky: Embracing Gleanings, Reminiscences, Antiquities, Natural Curiosities, Statistics, and Biographical Sketches of Pioneers, Soldiers, Jurists, Lawyers, Statesmen, Divines, Mechanics, Farmers, Merchants, and Other Leading Men, of All Occupations and Pursuits. Bradley & Gilbert. pp. 274. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
External links
- United States Congress. "Sherrod Williams (id: W000536)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byMartin Beaty | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 4th congressional district March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1841 |
Succeeded byBryan Owsley |
- 1804 births
- 1876 deaths
- People from Pulaski County, Kentucky
- Censured or reprimanded members of the United States House of Representatives
- Kentucky Whigs
- National Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky
- Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- Burials at Laurel Hill Cemetery (San Francisco)
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century members of the Kentucky General Assembly