Nelson Williams (politician)
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{{short description|American politician}} |
{{short description|American politician}} |
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{{infobox officeholder |
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|name |
|name = Nelson Williams |
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|state |
|state = Wisconsin |
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|state_senate |
|state_senate = Wisconsin |
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|district |
|district = [[Wisconsin Senate, District 11|11th]] |
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|term_start = January 4, 1869 |
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|term_end = January 2, 1871 |
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|predecessor = [[Clement Warner]] |
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|successor = [[William M. Colladay]] |
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|state_assembly1 |
|state_assembly1 = Wisconsin |
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|district1 |
|district1 = [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane]] 1st |
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|term_start1 = January 6, 1868 |
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|term_end1 = January 4, 1869 |
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|predecessor1 = Isaac Williams |
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|successor1 = [[John E. Johnson (Utica)|John E. Johnson]] |
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|party |
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |
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|birth_date |
|birth_date = {{birth date|1825|4|2}} |
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|birth_place |
|birth_place = [[Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville, Quebec|Clarenceville]], [[Lower Canada]], {{nobreak|[[British North America]]}} |
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|death_date |
|death_date = {{death date and age|1899|12|30|1825|4|2}} |
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|death_place |
|death_place = [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]], U.S. |
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|death_cause |
|death_cause = [[Stomach cancer]] |
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|resting_place = [[Lakewood Cemetery]], {{nobreak|Minneapolis, Minnesota}} |
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|spouse |
|spouse = {{unbulleted list |
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| Emily T. (died 1857) |
| Emily T. (died 1857) |
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| Delette Huldah Stoughton (died 1928) |
| Delette Huldah Stoughton (died 1928) |
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|children = {{unbulleted list |
|children = {{unbulleted list |
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| Willis Stoughton Williams |
| Willis Stoughton Williams |
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| {{sup|(b. 1862; died 1941)}} |
| {{sup|(b. 1862; died 1941)}} |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Williams was born in [[Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville, Quebec|Clarenceville]], [[Lower Canada]], in what is now southern [[Quebec]].{{cite news|url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72993048/obituary-for-nelson-williams-aged-75/ |
Williams was born in [[Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville, Quebec|Clarenceville]], [[Lower Canada]], in what is now southern [[Quebec]].{{cite news|url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72993048/obituary-for-nelson-williams-aged-75/ |title =Died Full of Years |newspaper= [[Star Tribune]] |date= December 31, 1899 |page= 7 |access-date= March 8, 2021 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }} He was raised and educated there, emigrating to the [[United States]] in 1855, and settling at [[Stoughton, Wisconsin]], where he worked in [[grain trade]]. He became active in the new [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] and, in [[17th Wisconsin Legislature|1864]], he was employed as [[sergeant-at-arms]] of the Wisconsin Senate, chosen by the members.{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1864 |title= The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1864 |editor1-last= Stewart |editor1-first= Frank M. |editor2-last= Dean |editor2-first= John S. |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1864/reference/wi.wibluebk1864.i0008.pdf |chapter= Legislative Department |pages= 76–77 |access-date= March 8, 2021 }} He was then retained for the 1865 and 1866 sessions.{{cite news|url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72996778/williams-obit-st-paul-globe/ |title= Nelson Williams Dead |newspaper= [[St. Paul Globe]] |date= December 31, 1899 |page= 9 |access-date= March 8, 2021 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }} In 1867, he was appointed to the [[University of Wisconsin Board of Regents]]. |
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Later that year, he was elected to the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] on the Republican ticket, representing southeast Dane County.{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1868 |
Later that year, he was elected to the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] on the Republican ticket, representing southeast Dane County.{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1868 |title= The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin |year= 1868 |publisher= State of Wisconsin |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1868/reference/wi.wibluebk1868.i0009.pdf |chapter= Legislative Department |pages= 167–168 |access-date= March 8, 2021 }} After his one-year term in the Assembly, he was elected to the [[Wisconsin State Senate]] for the 1869 and 1870 sessions.{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1869 |title= The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin |year= 1869 |publisher= State of Wisconsin |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1869/reference/wi.wibluebk1869.i0011.pdf |chapter= Legislative Department |pages= 167–168 |access-date= March 8, 2021 }} |
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After the close of the 1870 session, Williams relocated to [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]], where he remained for the rest of his life. In Minneapolis, he co-owned a [[Pharmacy (shop)|pharmacy]] and later became involved in the real estate business. He invested heavily in land around [[Lake Minnetonka]], where he primarily resided, and served a term as Superintendent of the Poor in Minneapolis. |
After the close of the 1870 session, Williams relocated to [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]], where he remained for the rest of his life. In Minneapolis, he co-owned a [[Pharmacy (shop)|pharmacy]] and later became involved in the real estate business. He invested heavily in land around [[Lake Minnetonka]], where he primarily resided, and served a term as Superintendent of the Poor in Minneapolis. |
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