John M. S. Williams | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from 's8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | George Frisbie Hoar |
| Succeeded by | William W. Warren |
| Member of theMassachusetts State Senate | |
| In office 1858 | |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1856 | |
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| Born | (1818-08-13)August 13, 1818 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | March 19, 1886(1886-03-19) (aged 84) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
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John McKeown Snow Williams (August 13, 1818 – March 19, 1886) was an American politician. A member of theRepublican Party, he was member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromMassachusetts.[1]
Born inRichmond, Virginia, Williams moved toBoston, Massachusetts. He attended the public schools, and engaged in the mercantile and shipping business as a partner in the packet shipping firmGlidden & Williams, which operatedclippers between Boston andSan Francisco. He later became involved in other business ventures, including theUnion Pacific Railroad.
He was a member of theMassachusetts Emigrant Aid Society in 1854. (The Emigrant Aid Society financed the settlement inKansas Territory of farmers opposed to slavery as an attempt to prevent Kansas from being settled by slave owners.) Williams served as member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives in 1856, and theMassachusetts State Senate in 1858.
Williams was elected as aRepublican to theForty-third Congress (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875). He was defeated for reelection in 1874 to theForty-fourth Congress, and resumed his former business pursuits.
He died inCambridge, Massachusetts, March 19, 1886, and was interred inMount Auburn Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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