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Alpheus Starkey Williams | |
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![]() Alpheus S. Williams | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1875 – December 21, 1878 | |
Preceded by | Moses W. Field |
Succeeded by | John Stoughton Newberry |
Personal details | |
Born | Deep River, Connecticut | September 20, 1810
Died | December 21, 1878 Washington, D.C. | (aged 68)
Resting place | Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Yale University |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Branch/service | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1847–1848, 1861–1866 |
Rank | ![]() |
Commands | XII Corps |
Battles/wars | Mexican–American War (Arrived too late to see action.) |
Alpheus Starkey Williams (September 20, 1810 – December 21, 1878) was a lawyer, judge, journalist, U.S. Congressman, and a Union general in the American Civil War.