Clyde Williams | |
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.jpg) The Democrat-News (Fredericktown, Missouri), July 25, 1940 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1933 – March 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | William L. Nelson |
| Succeeded by | William P. Elmer |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's13th district | |
| In office March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Charles E. Kiefner |
| Succeeded by | District inactive |
| In office March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Charles E. Kiefner |
| Succeeded by | Charles E. Kiefner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1873-10-13)October 13, 1873 nearGrubville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | November 12, 1954(1954-11-12) (aged 81) |
| Resting place | Hillsboro Cemetery,Hillsboro, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri School of Law |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Clyde Williams (October 13, 1873 – November 12, 1954) was aU.S. Representative fromMissouri.
Born on a farm nearGrubville, Missouri, Williams attended the county schools, De Soto High School, and the State normal school at Cape Girardeau.He was graduated from the law department of theUniversity of Missouri in 1901.He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice inDe Soto, Missouri.He served as prosecuting attorney of Jefferson County in 1902–1908.
Williams was elected as aDemocrat to the Seventieth Congress (March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress.He resumed the practice of law.
Williams was elected to the Seventy-second and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1943).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth Congress.He engaged in legal work for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation inWashington, D.C. from 1943 to 1945.He served as president of the Jefferson Trust Co. in Hillsboro and president of the Bank of Hillsboro.He died in St. Louis, Missouri, November 12, 1954.He was interred in Hillsboro Cemetery,Hillsboro, Missouri.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 13th congressional district 1927–1929 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 13th congressional district 1931–1933 | Succeeded by District inactive |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 8th congressional district 1933–1943 | Succeeded by |
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