John Sharp Williams

John S. Williams
House Minority Leader
In office
March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1909
DeputyJames Tilghman Lloyd
Preceded byJames D. Richardson
Succeeded byChamp Clark
Leader of the House Democratic Caucus
In office
March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1909
Preceded byJames D. Richardson
Succeeded byChamp Clark
United States Senator
from Mississippi
In office
March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1923
Preceded byHernando Money
Succeeded byHubert D. Stephens
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi
In office
March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1909
Preceded byJoseph H. Beeman
Succeeded byJames Collier
Constituency5th district (1893–1903)
8th district (1903–1909)
Personal details
Born
John Sharp Williams

(1854-07-30)July 30, 1854
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedSeptember 27, 1932(1932-09-27) (aged 78)
Yazoo City, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBetty Webb
Children8[1]
EducationUniversity of the South
University of Virginia, Charlottesville (LLB)
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John Sharp Williams (July 30, 1854 – September 27, 1932) was a prominent American politician in the Democratic Party from the 1890s through the 1920s, and served as the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1908.


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