Robert Williams (North Carolina politician)
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| Intro | American politician | |
| A.K.A. | Robert Overton Williams | |
| A.K.A. | Robert Overton Williams | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Politician Lawyer | |
| Work field | Law Politics | |
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| Birth | 12 July 1773, Prince Edward County | |
| Death | 27 May 1821Ouachita Parish (aged 47 years) |
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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.