A. H. A. Williams

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A. H. A. Williams
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Preceded byJohn M. Brower
Succeeded byThomas Settle III
Personal details
Born
Archibald Hunter Arrington Williams

(1842-10-22)October 22, 1842
near Louisburg, North Carolina
DiedSeptember 5, 1895(1895-09-05) (aged 52)
Chase City, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materEmory and Henry College
Occupationrailroad executive

Archibald Hunter Arrington Williams (October 22, 1842 – September 5, 1895) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1891 and 1893.

Born near Louisburg, North Carolina, he attended local schools and then Emory and Henry College in Virginia. He enlisted in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War and served in the Army of Northern Virginia.

After the Confederate surrender, Williams returned to Granville County, North Carolina, and developed the Oxford and Henderson Railroad, of which he was the president. In 1883, he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives for a single term.

In 1890, Williams was elected to the 52nd United States Congress and served for a single term; he was defeated for re-election in 1892 by Republican Thomas Settle III.

Williams died in Chase City, Virginia, in 1895 and is buried in Oxford, North Carolina.

References[edit]

  • United States Congress. "A. H. A. Williams (id: W000489)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 6th congressional district

1891–1893
Succeeded by