Morgan B. Williams | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's12th district | |
| In office 1897–1899 | |
| Preceded by | John Leisenring |
| Succeeded by | Stanley W. Davenport |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate for the21st district | |
| In office 1885–1888 | |
| Preceded by | Eckley Brinton Coxe |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Hines |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1831-09-17)September 17, 1831 Rhandir-Mwyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| Died | October 13, 1903(1903-10-13) (aged 72) Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Morgan B. Williams (September 17, 1831 – October 13, 1903) was a coal industry executive and politician who served as aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives forPennsylvania's 12th congressional district from 1897 to 1899.[1]
Williams was born inRhandir-Mwyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales. He attended the public schools and assisted his father in the operation of a lead mine. When Williams was 16, his father died, and he took control of the lead mining operation. He moved to Australia in 1856 and began gold mining. He returned to Wales in August 1861.[2]
He emigrated to the United States in March 1862. He first lived inHyde Park, Pennsylvania and worked in the coal mines until 1865 when he moved toWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was appointed superintendent for the Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co., and held that position for fourteen years. In 1878, Williams, along with George and Fred Parrish, founded the Red Ash Coal Company. He was head of the Williams Coal Co. inPottsville, Pennsylvania, worked as president of the Grenville Graphite Company in Canada, vice-president of the Wilkes-Barre Deposit and Savings Bank, as a director of the Spring Brook Water Supply Company and had financial interests inVulcan Iron Works.[2]
He was a member of the Wilkes-Barre school board and the city council for twelve years. He served as a member of thePennsylvania State Senate for the21st district from 1885 to 1888.[3] He was a member of theChicago World’s Fair Commission in 1893.[4]
Williams was elected as a Republican to theFifty-fifth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898. He remained engaged in coal mining and died inWilkes-Barre in 1903, aged 72.
| Pennsylvania State Senate | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of thePennsylvania Senate,21st district 1885–1888 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 12th congressional district 1897–1899 | Succeeded by |
