Seward H. Williams
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Seward H. Williams | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th district |
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In office March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1917 |
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Preceded by | William Graves Sharp |
Succeeded by | Elsworth R. Bathrick |
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Lorain County district |
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In office January 2, 1911 – January 3, 1915 Serving with Earl N. Gibbs |
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Preceded by | Earl N. Gibbs |
Succeeded by | Anthony Niedling |
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Born | Amsterdam, New York |
November 7, 1870
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Lorain, Ohio |
Resting place | Elmwood Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Sarah Jennette Reynolds |
Children | two |
Alma mater | Williams College Princeton University Washington and Lee University School of Law |
Signature | Seward H. Williams's signature |
Seward Henry Williams (November 7, 1870 – September 2, 1922) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Amsterdam, New York, Williams attended the common schools, the Amsterdam Academy, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, and Princeton College. He was graduated in law from Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, in 1895. He was admitted to the bar in 1895 and commenced practice the same year. City solicitor of Lorain, Ohio from 1901 to 1904. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1910-1913.
Williams was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916 to the Sixty-fifth Congress. He resumed the practice of law. He died in Lorain, Ohio, September 2, 1922. He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.
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Williams married Sarah Jennette Reynolds of Lorain at Cleveland, Ohio on September 29, 1897. They had two children.[1]
Williams was a Knights Templar Mason and a member of the Knights of Pythias.[1]
References
Sources
- Seward H. Williams at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Seward H. Williams at Find a Grave
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th congressional district 1915-1917 |
Succeeded by Elsworth R. Bathrick |
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