Lewis Williams (politician)

Lewis Williams
Dean of the United States House of Representatives
In office March 4, 1833 – February 23, 1842
Preceded by	William McCoy
Succeeded by	Dixon Hall Lewis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 13th district
In office March 4, 1815 – February 23, 1842
Preceded by	Meshack Franklin
Succeeded by	Anderson Mitchell
Personal details
Born	(1782-02-01)February 1, 1782 Surry County, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	February 23, 1842(1842-02-23) (aged 60) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Lewisville, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Whig (1837–1842)
Other political affiliations	Democratic-Republican (before 1825) National Republican (1825–1837)
Relatives	Robert Williams (brother) John Williams (brother)
Alma mater	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Lewis Williams (February 1, 1782 – February 23, 1842) was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1815 and 1842.

Born in Surry County, North Carolina (present-day Forsyth County), Williams attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating in 1808. He was first elected to the North Carolina House of Commons in 1812, serving for a single term (1813-1814) before being elected to the 14th United States Congress as a (Jeffersonian) Republican in 1814.

Williams was re-elected to successive Congresses before his death in 1842. In keeping with the turbulent times in which the parties realigned, he served under five different party labels: as a Republican, as a Crawford Republican, as a supporter of John Quincy Adams, as an "Anti-Jacksonian," and finally as a Whig. During his time in Congress, he chaired the Committee on Claims in the 15th through 21st Congresses, and the Committee on Territories during the 23rd Congress. Williams also introduced the resolution creating the United States House Committee on Agriculture. He died in Washington, DC, while in office in 1842 and is buried in Panther Creek Cemetery near Lewisville, North Carolina.

Williams is the brother of Robert Williams, a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, and John Williams, a U.S. Senator from Tennessee.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

References

• United States Congress. "Lewis Williams (id: W000527)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.