Sherrod Williams (1804 – March 24, 1876) was an American politician and lawyer. He served as a United States House of Representatives from Kentucky; and as a Kentucky Member of Congress.

Sherrod Williams
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1841
Preceded byMartin Beaty
Succeeded byBryan Owsley
Personal details
Born1804
Pulaski County, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedMarch 24, 1876(1876-03-24) (aged 71–72)
San Jose, California, U.S.

Biography edit

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 edit

  1. ^ a b "Williams, Sherrod". Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  2. ^ a b "Index to Politicians: Williams, S to T". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  3. ^ a b "Williams family of Monticello, Kentucky". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  4. ^ "San Jose..." San Francisco Chronicle. 1870-03-25. p. 3. ISSN 1932-8672. Retrieved 2022-10-21.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 4th congressional district

March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1841
Succeeded by