Richard Williams (congressman)

Richard Williams
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oregon's At-large district
In office
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879
Preceded byLafayette Lane
Succeeded byJohn Whiteaker
Personal details
BornNovember 15, 1836
Findlay, Ohio
DiedJune 19, 1914 (aged 77)
Portland, Oregon
Political partyRepublican

Richard Williams (November 15, 1836 – June 19, 1914) was an American lawyer and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Ohio, he moved to Oregon in 1851 where he became an attorney. A Republican, he was the United States Congressman representing Oregon's at large congressional district for one term from 1877 to 1879.