|
Affiliation | Republican |
|
Name | Richard Williams |
Address | Portland, Oregon , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
Born |
November 15, 1836
|
Died | June 19, 1914
(77 years)
|
Contributor | Thomas Walker |
Last Modifed | RBH Aug 16, 2015 04:41am |
Tags |
|
Info | WILLIAMS, Richard, a Representative from Oregon; born in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, November 15, 1836; attended the common schools; moved to Monroe County, Oreg., in 1851; was educated at the Willamette University, Salem, Oreg.; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in Kirbyville, Josephine County, Oreg.; moved to Portland, Oreg., in 1865 and practiced law; unsuccessful Republican candidate for election in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress; elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1879); was not a candidate for renomination in 1878; resumed the practice of law in Portland, Oreg.; elected a member of the Portland School Board in 1890 and served for twenty years; died in Portland, Oreg., June 19, 1914; interment in Riverview Cemetery.
|
| BOOKS |
|
|
Title |
Purchase |
Contributor |
|
Start Date |
End Date |
Type |
Title |
Contributor |
|
Date |
Category |
Headline |
Article |
Contributor |
|
| INFORMATION LINKS |
|
|
|