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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaWilliam WILLIAMS
(1821-1896)
WILLIAMS, William, a
Representative from Indiana; born near Carlisle, Cumberland County,
Pa., May 11, 1821; attended the common schools and received a very
limited education; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1845 and
commenced practice in Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Ind.; treasurer of
Kosciusko County in 1852; resigned the office of treasurer in order
to become a candidate for Lieutenant Governor; unsuccessful
candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1853; managed the Bank of
Warsaw for several years; director of the Fort Wayne and Chicago
Railway 1854-1856; director of the Michigan City prison 1859-1862;
served in the Union Army as commandant of Camp Allen, Fort Wayne,
Ind., in 1862 and as paymaster of Volunteers, with headquarters at
Louisville, Ky., until the close of the war; elected as a
Republican to the Fortieth and to the three succeeding Congresses
(March 4, 1867-March 3, 1875); chairman, Committee on Expenditures
in the Department of War (Fortieth through Forty-third Congresses);
was not a candidate for renomination in 1874; resumed the practice
of law in Warsaw, Ind.; appointed by President Arthur as
Chargé d’Affaires to Paraguay and Uruguay April 12,
1882, and served until February 14, 1885, when he resigned;
returned to Warsaw, Ind., in 1885 and retired from active business
pursuits; died in Warsaw April 22, 1896; interment in Oakwood
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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