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Williams, James W

state legislator, congressman, was born in 1788 in Maryland. He was a member of the legislature of Maryland, being for a time speaker of the house of delegates in 1839. In 1841 he was elected to congress as a representative, and continued a member of that body until the time of his death. He died Dec. 2, 1843, on his way to Washington, D. C.

Williams, Jared

agriculturist, congressman, was born March 4, 1766, in Montgomery county, Md. In 1811 he was elected to the house of delegates of Virginia, and served a number of years. He was a representative in congress from Virginia from 1819 to 1825. In 1829 he was a presidential elector. He died Jan. 2, 1831, in Frederick county, Va.

Williams, Jared Warner

congressman, United States senator, governor, was born Dec. 22, 1796, in West Woodstock, Conn. He was a representative in congress from 1837 to 1841; and was governor of New Hampshire from 1847 to 1849. He was a senator in congress from 1853 to 1854, to fill a vacancy. He also served several terms in the state legislature. He died Sept. 29, 1864, in Lancaster, N. H.

Williams, Jeremiah N

soldier, congressman, was born in April, 1829, in Barbour county, Ala. In 1874 he was elected a representative from Alabama to the forty-fourth congress; and was reelected to the forty-fifth congress as a democrat.

Williams, Jesse Lynch

littérateur, author, was born in 1871 in Illinois.

He is a writer of New York city; and the author of Princeton Stories; and The Freshman, a book for boys.

Williams, John

clergyman, author, was born Dec. 10, 1644, in Roxbury, Mass.

He was a congregational clergyman of Deerfield, Mass., carried captive to Canada, with many of his parishioners, by the French and Indians in 1704. The Redeemed Captive is a graphic account of heroism and suffering during the period of captivity. He died June 12, 1729, in Deerfield, Mass.

Williams, John

state senator, congressman. He was a member of the New York senate from 1777 to 1779; and from 1783 to 1795 from Washington county. He was a member of the assembly from 1781 to 1782; and was a representative in congress from New York from 1795 to 1799.

Williams, John

lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born in Hanover county, Va. He was one of the first judges under the state constitution from 1777 to 1790; and was a delegate to the continental congress from North Carolina in 1778 and 1779. He died in October, 1799, in Granville county, Ohio.

Williams, John

journalist, author, was born about 1765 in England. He was an English journalist who came to the United States after being very unpopular in England; and was the author of Poems; Legislative Biography; The Hamiltoniad; The Dramatic Censor; and Life of Alexander Hamilton. He died Oct. 12, 1818, in Brooklyn, N. Y.

Williams, John

soldier, lawyer, United States senator, was born in 1778 in Surry county, N. C. He served till the close of the war with Great Britain, and was then elected United States senator from Tennessee to fill a vacancy; and was re-elected, serving from 1815 till 1823. He died Aug. 10, 1837, in Knoxville, Tenn.

Williams, John

bishop, author, was born Aug. 30, 1817, in Deerfield, Mass. He was the fourth protestant episcopal bishop of Connecticut, and presiding bishop from 1887. He is the author of Sermons; Studies on the English Reformation; Ancient Hymns of Holy Church; Thoughts on the Gospel Miracles; The World's Witness to Christ; and Studies in the Book of Acts.