Henry H. Williams
Henry H. Williams (5 April 1813 – 12 February 1890) was an American politician.
Williams was born in Cumberland County, Kentucky on 5 April 1813. He lived for a time in Martinsville, Indiana, then settled in Burlington, Iowa in 1837. Williams relocated to Eddyville in 1844. Williams met and married his first wife while a resident of Indiana. After she died, he married Nancy Elliott. Elliott died in 1851, and Williams later married R. J. Johnson from Eddyville.[1]
Williams was affiliated with the Democratic Party, and despite residing in the Republican-dominated District 17, was elected to the Iowa Senate from 1860 to 1864. He died on 12 February 1890.[1]
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- ^ a b "Senator Henry H. Williams". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved 12 June 2022.