George F. Williams
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George Fred Williams was a U.S. Representative
from Massachusetts
.
Born in Dedham, Massachusetts
, Williams attended private schools, and was graduated from the Dedham High School in 1868 and from Dartmouth College
, Hanover, New Hampshire
, in 1872.
He studied at the Universities of Heidelberg and Berlin.
He taught school in West Brewster, Massachusetts, in 1872 and 1873.
He became a reporter for the Boston Globe.
He served as member of the Dedham school committee.
He studied law at Boston University
, Boston, Massachusetts.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1875 and practiced in Boston.
Edited Williams' Citations of Massachusetts Cases in 1878 and volumes 10 to 17 of the Annual Digest of the United States 1880-1887.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1890.
Williams was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-second
Congress (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1893).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to the Fifty-third
Congress.
He was an unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor in 1895, 1896, and 1897.
He resumed the practice of law in Boston, Massachusetts.
He served as delegate to several State conventions.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1896, 1900, 1904 and 1908.
Minister to Greece
and Montenegro
from 1913—1914.
He resumed the practice of law until his retirement in 1930.
He died in Brookline, near Boston, Massachusetts, July 11, 1932.
He was interred in the Old Village Cemetery, Dedham, Massachusetts
.
United States House of Representatives
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from Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
.
Born in Dedham, Massachusetts
Dedham, Massachusetts
Dedham is a town in and the county seat of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,729 at the 2010 census. It is located on Boston's southwest border. On the northwest it is bordered by Needham, on the southwest by Westwood and on the southeast by...
, Williams attended private schools, and was graduated from the Dedham High School in 1868 and from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
, Hanover, New Hampshire
Hanover, New Hampshire
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, in 1872.
He studied at the Universities of Heidelberg and Berlin.
He taught school in West Brewster, Massachusetts, in 1872 and 1873.
He became a reporter for the Boston Globe.
He served as member of the Dedham school committee.
He studied law at Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
, Boston, Massachusetts.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1875 and practiced in Boston.
Edited Williams' Citations of Massachusetts Cases in 1878 and volumes 10 to 17 of the Annual Digest of the United States 1880-1887.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1890.
Williams was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-second
52nd United States Congress
The Fifty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C...
Congress (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1893).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to the Fifty-third
53rd United States Congress
The Fifty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1893 to March 4, 1895, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress.
He was an unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor in 1895, 1896, and 1897.
He resumed the practice of law in Boston, Massachusetts.
He served as delegate to several State conventions.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1896, 1900, 1904 and 1908.
Minister to Greece
Greece
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and Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
from 1913—1914.
He resumed the practice of law until his retirement in 1930.
He died in Brookline, near Boston, Massachusetts, July 11, 1932.
He was interred in the Old Village Cemetery, Dedham, Massachusetts
Dedham, Massachusetts
Dedham is a town in and the county seat of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,729 at the 2010 census. It is located on Boston's southwest border. On the northwest it is bordered by Needham, on the southwest by Westwood and on the southeast by...
.