Seward H. Williams

Seward H. Williams
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th district
In office March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1917
Preceded by	William Graves Sharp
Succeeded by	Elsworth 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 by	Earl N. Gibbs
Succeeded by	Anthony Niedling
Personal details
Born	November 7, 1870 Amsterdam, New York
Died	September 2, 1922 (aged 51) Lorain, Ohio
Resting place	Elmwood Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Sarah Jennette Reynolds
Children	two
Education	Williams College Princeton University Washington and Lee University School of Law
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Seward Henry Williams (November 7, 1870 – September 2, 1922) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Biography

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.

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. 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

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

References

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

Sources

• United States Congress. "Seward H. Williams (id: W000535)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Seward H. Williams at Find a Grave

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