American politician
Sherrod Williams (1804 – March 24, 1876) was an American politician and lawyer. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky .
Biography
Sherrod Williams was born in 1804 in Pulaski County, Kentucky ,[ 1] and he moved with his parents to Wayne County in childhood. He received a limited education, but had learned the trade of brickmaker in Monticello when about fifteen years of age.[ 1] He studied law and was admitted to the bar and practiced law.
His sons included Thomas Hansford Williams , the former Attorney General of California from 1858 to 1862;[ 2] and George E. Williams (1835–1899), a former member of the California State Assembly 's 15th District, from 1873 to 1875.[ 2] [ 3]
He served as member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives from 1829 to 1834, and in 1846. Williams was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian Whig to the Twenty-fourth , Twenty-fifth , and Twenty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1841). He served as chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions (Twenty-sixth Congress). He was not a candidate for reelection.
He moved to California, where he died in San Jose , California on March 24, 1876.[ 4] He was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery in San Francisco, he was moved to Cypress Lawn Memorial Park .[ 3]
References
Allen, William B. (1872). A History of Kentucky: Embracing Gleanings, Reminiscences, Antiquities, Natural Curiosities, Statistics, and Biographical Sketches of Pioneers, Soldiers, Jurists, Lawyers, Statesmen, Divines, Mechanics, Farmers, Merchants, and Other Leading Men, of All Occupations and Pursuits . Bradley & Gilbert. pp. 274 . Retrieved 2008-11-10 .
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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