Andrew Williams (congressman)

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Andrew Williams

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 18th district
In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
Preceded by	William A. Wheeler
Succeeded by	John Hammond

Born	August 27, 1828 Ormstown, Quebec, Canada
Died	October 6, 1907 Plattsburg, New York, USA
Political party	Republican
Profession	Politician, Manufacturer, Merchant, Miner

Andrew Williams (August 27, 1828 – October 6, 1907) was a nineteenth century politician, manufacturer, merchant and miner from New York.

Born in Ormstown, Quebec, Canada, Williams received a limited schooling as a child and later engaged in mercantile pursuits. He immigrated to the United States in 1852, settling in Plattsburgh, New York. He engaged in manufacturing of nails from 1863 to 1865 and later engaged in iron ore mining, the lumber trade and in manufacturing of horseshoe nails and wagons. Williams was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1874, serving from 1875 to 1879, not being a candidate for renomination in 1878. He was one of the organizers of the Iron National Bank in Plattsburgh, New York in 1881 and served as it's president from 1881 to 1888. He was a member of the Dannemora, New York board of supervisors for two years, a member of the Plattsburgh board of supervisors for a number of years, was superintendent of the Plattsburgh Waterworks from 1889 to 1902 and was elected Clinton County, New York treasurer in 1890, 1893, 1896, 1899, 1902 and 1805. Williams was a member of the board of education until his death in Plattsburgh, New York on October 6, 1907. He was interned in Riverside Cemetery in Plattsburgh.

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Preceded by William A. Wheeler	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 18th congressional district March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	Succeeded by John Hammond