William Williams (New York politician)
William Williams was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born in Bolton, Connecticut, Williams received a common-school education. He served as clerk in a bank in Windham, Connecticut. He moved to Sandusky, Ohio, in 1838, and to Buffalo, New York, in 1839, where he engaged in banking. He also served as a railroad manager and president.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1866, and 1867.
Williams was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1872 to the Forty-third Congress. He withdrew from public life and active business pursuits, and lived in retirement until his death in Buffalo, New York. He was interred in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
