Robert Williams (governor)

For other people named Robert Williams, see Robert Williams (disambiguation).

Robert Williams
Governor of the Mississippi Territory
In office 1805–1809
President	Thomas Jefferson
Preceded by	William C. C. Claiborne
Succeeded by	David Holmes
Personal details
Born	October 30, 1766 Orange County, North Carolina
Died	January 25, 1836 Ouachita, Louisiana
Resting place	His plantation near Monroe, Louisiana.
Political party	Democratic-Republican

Robert Williams (30 October 1766 - 25 January 1836)^[1] was Governor of the Mississippi Territory from 1805 to 1809.

Williams was appointed the Governor of the Mississippi Territory (see Governor of Mississippi) and served in that post from May 10, 1805 to March 3, 1809. Afterwards, he moved to Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, where he died in 1836. He is buried on his plantation near Monroe, Louisiana.

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Political offices
Preceded by William C. C. Claiborne	Governor of Mississippi Territory 1805–1809	Succeeded by David Holmes

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Persondata
Name	Williams, Robert
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Short description
Date of birth	October 30, 1766
Place of birth	Orange County, North Carolina
Date of death	January 25, 1836
Place of death	Ouachita, Louisiana