Christopher Harris Williams | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's13th district | |
| In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | William C. Dunlap |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | William T. Haskell |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
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| Born | December 18, 1798 |
| Died | November 27, 1857(1857-11-27) (aged 58) Lexington, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse | Jane Allison Williams |
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| Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
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Christopher Harris "Kit" Williams[1] (December 18, 1798 – November 27, 1857) was an American politician who representedTennessee'sUnited States House of Representatives, thirteenth andUnited States House of Representatives, eleventh districts in theUnited States House of Representatives.
Williams was born nearHillsborough, North Carolina, on December 18, 1798. He pursued an academic course and attended theUniversity of North Carolina atChapel Hill. He studied law, was admitted to thebar about 1820, and practiced law.[2] He married Jane Allison on December 9, 1819.[3]
Williams was elected as aWhig to theTwenty-fifth,Twenty-sixth, andTwenty-seventh Congresses by Tennessee's thirteenth district. He served from March 4, 1837 to March 3, 1843.[4] He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1842 to theTwenty-eighth Congress.
After the number of districts held by Tennessee had been reduced, Williams was elected by Tennessee's eleventh district to theThirty-first andThirty-second Congresses. He served from March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1853.[5] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1852. He resumed the practice of law inLexington, Tennessee.
Williams died in Lexington on November 27, 1857. He is interred at Lexington Cemetery.[6]
Williams' son and namesake (born 1830) was a Colonel in the Confederate army in theAmerican Civil War who was killed at theBattle of Shiloh in 1862. His grandson wasJohn Sharp Williams, who also served in the AmericanHouse andSenate.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's 13th congressional district 1837–1843 | Succeeded by District eliminated |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's 11th congressional district 1849–1853 | Succeeded by District eliminated |
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