Harrison A. Williams
| Harrison A. Williams | |
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United States Senator from New Jersey |
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In office January 3, 1959 – March 11, 1982 |
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| Preceded by | Howard Smith |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Brady |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 6th district |
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In office November 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957 |
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| Preceded by | Clifford Case |
| Succeeded by | Florence Dwyer |
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Harrison Arlington Williams, Jr. December 10, 1919 Plainfield, New Jersey |
| Died | November 17, 2001 (aged 81) Denville, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Oberlin College Columbia Law School |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Harrison Arlington "Pete" Williams, Jr. (December 10, 1919 – November 17, 2001) was a Democrat who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives (1953–1957) and the United States Senate (1959–1982). Williams was convicted on May 1, 1981, for taking bribes in the Abscam sting operation, and resigned from the U.S. Senate in 1982 before a planned expulsion vote.
Williams was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, and graduated from Oberlin College in 1941. He engaged in newspaper work in Washington, D.C., and studied at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University until called to active duty as a seaman in the United States Naval Reserve in 1941. He became a naval aviator and was discharged as a lieutenant, junior grade, in 1945. After being employed in the steel industry for a short time, he graduated from Columbia Law School in 1948, and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in New Hampshire. He returned to Plainfield in 1949 and continued to practice law, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the New Jersey General Assembly in 1951 and for city councilman in 1952.
Williams was elected to the House of Representatives in a special election in 1953, and was re-elected in 1954 but defeated for re-election in 1956. He was elected to the Senate in 1958 and re-elected in 1964, 1970 and 1976. In 1976, he defeated David A. Norcross, who went on to serve the Republican Party in state and national leadership roles.
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