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Robert Williams (North Carolina politician)

Robert Overton Williams
Member of the United States House of Representatives
In office
March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803
Preceded by Jesse Franklin
Succeeded by William Kennedy
Ninth Grand Master of Masons of North Carolina
Freemason
In office
1811–1813
Preceded by Benjamin Smith
Succeeded by John Louis Taylor
Personal details
Born July 12, 1773
Caswell County, North Carolina
Died May 27, 1821(1821-05-27) (aged 47)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Resting place First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee
Political party Democratic-Republican
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Robert Williams (July 12, 1773 – May 27, 1821) was a Democratic-Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1797 and 1803.

Born in Caswell County, North Carolina, he received a liberal education, studied law, and was admitted to the bar.

In 1796, Williams was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 5th United States Congress and re-elected to the 6th and 7th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1797 to March 3, 1803.

Williams later served as adjutant general of North Carolina. Finding himself in ill health during the legislative session of 1820, he travelled to visit his brother, Col. John Williams, in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he died.

Williams' brother Lewis Williams was also a congressman from North Carolina. His brother John Williams was a U.S. Senator from Tennessee.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.


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