Reuel Williams | |
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| United States Senator fromMaine | |
| In office March 4, 1837 – February 15, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | Judah Dana |
| Succeeded by | John Fairfield |
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| Born | June 2, 1783 Hallowell,Massachusetts (now in Maine) |
| Died | July 25, 1862(1862-07-25) (aged 79) |
| Resting place | Augusta, Maine |
| Party | Democratic |
| Profession | Law |
Reuel Williams (June 2, 1783 – July 25, 1862) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as aU.S. Senator fromMaine from 1837 to 1843.
Born inHallowell,Massachusetts to Seth Williams and Zilpha Ingraham, he attended Hallowell Academy, and went on to study law. He was admitted to the bar in 1804, commencing practice inAugusta, Maine.
He was a member of theMaine Legislature, in the two houses of the legislature, from 1812 to 1829 and again in 1832 and 1848.[1] He was commissioner of public buildings in 1831. He served as apresidential elector on theDemocratic ticket in 1836.[citation needed]
In 1837, he was elected as aDemocrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofEther Shepley and served from March 4, 1837, to February 15, 1843, when he resigned.[citation needed]
While in the Senate he served as chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Naval Affairs.
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He was also the manager of theKennebec and Portland Railroad for 12 years. He died in Augusta, aged 79, and was interred in his family's cemetery on the banks of theKennebec River in Augusta.
In 1807, he married Sarah Lowell Cony, daughter of Judge Daniel Cony of Maine.[2] Their son,Joseph H. Williams, also a politician, was electedGovernor of Maine. Their daughter, Jane E. Williams, married Unitarian minister and authorSylvester Judd on August 31, 1841; they had three children. Another daughter, Helen A. Williams, marriedJohn Taylor Gilman originally ofExeter, New Hampshire.[3] After his death, she was remarried toCharles H. Bell of Exeter, New Hampshire.
He died in Augusta, aged 79, and was interred in his family's cemetery on the banks of theKennebec River in Augusta.
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