Henry Williams (Massachusetts politician)

Henry Williams
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts
In office
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841
Preceded byNathaniel B. Borden
Succeeded byNathaniel B. Borden
Constituency10th district
In office
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
Preceded byWilliam Soden Hastings
Succeeded byArtemas Hale
Constituency9th district
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate
In office
1836-1837
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1834
Personal details
BornNovember 30, 1805
Taunton, Massachusetts
DiedMay 8, 1887(1887-05-08) (aged 81)
Political partyDemocratic
EducationBrown University

Henry Williams (November 30, 1805 – May 8, 1887) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Taunton, Williams attended Brown University, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1829 and commenced practice in Taunton.[1]

He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and served in the Massachusetts State Senate.

Williams was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1840 to the Twenty-seventh Congress. He was elected to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845). After retiring from elected office, he resumed the practice of law and died in Taunton on May 8, 1887. He was interred in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

  1. ^ University, Brown (1895). Historical Catalogue of Brown University.