William B. Williams (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William B. Williams (politician)

American judge and politician

Date of Birth: 28-Jul-1826

Place of Birth: Pittsford, New York, New York, United States

Date of Death: 04-Mar-1905

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

William Brewster Williams (July 28, 1826 – March 4, 1905) was a politician and judge from the U.S.
State of Michigan. Williams was born in Pittsford, New York.
He attended the common schools, received an academic education, and graduated from the State and National Law School, Ballston Spa, New York in 1851.
He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Rochester, New York.
He moved to Allegan, Michigan in 1855. Williams was a probate court judge from 1857 to 1865 and a member of the Michigan Senate from 1866 to 1870, serving as president pro tempore in 1869.
He was also a member of the State constitutional convention in 1867, and a Michigan delegate to 1868 Republican National Convention.
In 1871, he was appointed by Governor Henry P.
Baldwin to serve as a member of the State board for the supervisory control of the charitable, penal, and beneficiary institutions, which position he resigned upon his election to the U.S.
Congress. After the death of U.S.
Representative Wilder D.
Foster on September 20, 1873, Williams was elected November 4, 1873 as a Republican to fill the vacancy.
Williams was elected to represent Michigan's 5th congressional district in the 43rd Congress, serving from December 1, 1873 to March 3, 1877.
He was not a candidate for re-nomination in 1876. William B.
Williams served as railroad commissioner of Michigan from 1877 to 1883 and resumed the practice of law.
He died in Allegan and is interred there in Oakwood Cemetery.



Description	American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist
Date of birth/death	18 May 1822	15 January 1896
Location of birth/death	Warren County	Manhattan
Work period	from 1844 until circa 1887 date QS:P,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q187850 VIAF: 22965552 ISNI: 0000 0001 2209 4376 ULAN: 500126201 LCCN: n81140569 NAID: 10570155 WorldCat