James R. Williams, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

James R. Williams

American politician

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1850

Place of Birth: Carmi, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 08-Nov-1923

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About James R. Williams

  • James Robert Williams (December 27, 1850 – November 8, 1923) was a U.S.
  • Representative from Illinois. Born in Carmi, Illinois, Williams attended the common schools.
  • He graduated from Indiana University in 1875, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, and from the Union College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, in 1876.
  • He was admitted to the bar in 1876 and returned home to practice in Carmi.
  • He served as master in chancery from 1880-1882, and was a county judge of White County from 1882-1886. Williams was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Richard W.
  • Townshend. He was reelected to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses and served from December 2, 1889, to March 3, 1895. Williams was a friend of William Jennings Bryan.
  • Because of their friendship, Bryan made a whistle-stop visit to Carmi in 1896 to give a presidential campaign speech. Williams was elected to the Fifty-sixth, Fifty-seventh, and Fifty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905). In 1902, the Chicago Chronicle said he was being groomed for president.
  • "Bob Williams for President" headlined the Chicago Evening Post on November 9, 1903.
  • In 1903, Illinois Democrats nominated Williams for the United States Senate.
  • He did not win but received a letter from Williams Jennings Bryan, who expressed an interest in talking with him about plans for 1904.
  • In 1904, his name was presented to the National Convention at St.
  • Louis, Missouri, as a candidate for vice-president.
  • Williams came in second place for the Democratic Vice Presidential nomination. In 1904, Williams was defeated in his bid for reelection by Pleasant T.
  • Chapman.
  • After his term in the House of Representatives, he resumed the practice of his profession.
  • He died in Loma Linda, California on November 8, 1923.
  • He was interred in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, Illinois.

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