Williams, John
Born: Jan 29, 1778 AD
Died: 1837 AD, at 59 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Political Leader, Politician
Died: 1837 AD, at 59 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Political Leader, Politician
1778 - Williams, John, (brother of Lewis Williams and Robert Williams, father of Joseph Lanier Williams, and cousin of Marmaduke Williams), a Senator from Tennessee;was born in Surry County, N.C., on the 29th of January.
1799 - 1800 - Completed preparatory studies; captain in the Sixth Regiment, United States Infantry.
1803 - Studied law in Salisbury, N.C.; admitted to the bar of Knox County, Tennessee.
1812 - Commenced practice in Knoxville, Tenn.; captain of regular troops in the War.
1812 - 1813 - Was colonel of a regiment of East Tennessee Mounted Volunteers in the expedition against the Seminole Indians in Florida.
1813 - Colonel of the Thirty-ninth Regiment, United States Infantry and subsequently served under General Andrew Jackson in the expedition against the Creek Indians in Alabama.
1815 - Elected as a Democratic Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George W. Campbell; was subsequently appointed to fill the vacancy in the regular term caused by a recess of the legislature on the 10th of October.
1825 - 1826 - Unsuccessful candidate for reelection; chairman, Committee on Military Affairs (Fourteenth through Seventeenth Congresses); appointed by President John Quincy Adams as Charge d’Affaires to the Central American Federation.
1827 - 1828 - Member and State Senate.
1837 - Died near Knoxville, Tennessee, on the 10th of August; interment in the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
1799 - 1800 - Completed preparatory studies; captain in the Sixth Regiment, United States Infantry.
1803 - Studied law in Salisbury, N.C.; admitted to the bar of Knox County, Tennessee.
1812 - Commenced practice in Knoxville, Tenn.; captain of regular troops in the War.
1812 - 1813 - Was colonel of a regiment of East Tennessee Mounted Volunteers in the expedition against the Seminole Indians in Florida.
1813 - Colonel of the Thirty-ninth Regiment, United States Infantry and subsequently served under General Andrew Jackson in the expedition against the Creek Indians in Alabama.
1815 - Elected as a Democratic Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George W. Campbell; was subsequently appointed to fill the vacancy in the regular term caused by a recess of the legislature on the 10th of October.
1825 - 1826 - Unsuccessful candidate for reelection; chairman, Committee on Military Affairs (Fourteenth through Seventeenth Congresses); appointed by President John Quincy Adams as Charge d’Affaires to the Central American Federation.
1827 - 1828 - Member and State Senate.
1837 - Died near Knoxville, Tennessee, on the 10th of August; interment in the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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