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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeJoseph Lanier WILLIAMS
(1810-1865)
WILLIAMS, Joseph Lanier,
(son of John Williams, of Tennessee), a Representative from
Tennessee; born near Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., October 23,
1810; completed preparatory studies; attended the University of
East Tennessee and the United States Military Academy at West
Point; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice
in Knoxville, Tenn.; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth,
Twenty-sixth, and Twenty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1837-March 3,
1843); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1842; engaged in
the practice of law in Washington, D.C.; appointed judge of the
United States District Court of Dakota Territory by President
Lincoln; died in Knoxville, Tenn., December 14, 1865; interment in
Old Gray Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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