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| Affiliation | Whig |
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| Name | Joseph L. Williams |
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Knoxville, Tennessee , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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October 23, 1810
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| Died | December 14, 1865
(55 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | 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.
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