Williams, John
soldier, merchant, congressman, was born in 1807 in Utica, N. Y. In 1842 he was chosen an alderman of Rochester, N. Y., and in 1852 elected mayor of the city. He was a representative in congress from 1855 to 1857; in 1871 was made city treasurer, and was reelected in 1873 and 1875. He was made a major-general of militia, and rendered good service during the rebellion in raising troops for the war. He died March 26, 1875, in Rochester, N. Y.