Seward Henry Williams (November 7, 1870 – September 2, 1922) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1915 to 1917.

Seward H. Williams
Williams c. 1910
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 14th district
In office
March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1917
Preceded byWilliam Graves Sharp
Succeeded byElsworth R. Bathrick
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the Lorain County district
In office
January 2, 1911 – January 3, 1915
Serving with Earl N. Gibbs
Preceded byEarl N. Gibbs
Succeeded byAnthony Niedling
Personal details
Born(1870-11-07)November 7, 1870
Amsterdam, New York, US
DiedSeptember 2, 1922(1922-09-02) (aged 51)
Lorain, Ohio, US
Resting placeElmwood Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSarah Jennette Reynolds
Childrentwo
EducationWilliams College
Princeton University
Washington and Lee University School of Law
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Biography

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Born in Amsterdam, New York, Williams attended the common schools, the Amsterdam Academy, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, and Princeton College. He was graduated in law from Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, in 1895. He was admitted to the bar in 1895 and commenced practice the same year. City solicitor of Lorain, Ohio, from 1901 to 1904. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1910-1913.

Congress

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Williams was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916 to the Sixty-fifth Congress.

Later career and death

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He resumed the practice of law. He died in Lorain, Ohio, September 2, 1922. He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.

Williams married Sarah Jennette Reynolds of Lorain at Cleveland, Ohio, on September 29, 1897. They had two children.[1]

He died on September 2, 1922, in Lorain, Ohio.

Memberships

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Williams was a Knights Templar Mason and a member of the Knights of Pythias.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Upton, Harriet Taylor (1910). Cutler, Harry Gardner (ed.). History of the Western Reserve. Vol. 3. New York: The Lewis Publishing Company. p. 1643.

Sources

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 14th congressional district

1915-1917
Succeeded by