Thomas S. Williams (August 28, 1806 – June 16, 1872) was aRepublicanUnited States Representative fromPennsylvania.
Born inGreensburg, Pennsylvania on August 28, 1806, Williams attended the common schools of his community and graduated fromDickinson College inCarlisle, Pennsylvania in 1825. In 1828, he was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar and began practicing law in Greensburg.[1]
In 1832, Williams moved toPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he continued in private practice and edited theAdvocate, aWhig newspaper.[1]
Williams served in thePennsylvania State Senate from 1838 to 1841,[2] then returned to private practice. During theAmerican Civil War, Williams returned to public office, this time becoming a United States representative, a position he held from March 4, 1863 to March 4, 1869.
He was considered aRadical Republican during theReconstruction era.[3]
During his last term as a representative, he was involved in matters ofimpeaching PresidentAndrew Johnson. He wrote the majority report of theHouse Committee on Judiciary in support of impeachment at the conclusion of thefirst impeachment inquiry against Andrew Johnson in late 1867. The House ultimately voted to reject the recommendation of impeachment at that time.[3] Months later, afterthe impeachment of Johnson, Williams served as one of theHouse impeachment managers (roughly equivalent to a prosecutor) in theimpeachment trial.
Williams lived in retirement until his death inAllegheny, Pennsylvania on June 16, 1872; his body was interred in theAllegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh.
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