Archibald Hunter Arrington Williams (22 October 1842 - 5 September 1895) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman

United States House of Representatives

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 from North Carolina

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 between 1891 and 1893.

Born near Louisburg, North Carolina

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, he attended local schools and then Emory and Henry College

Emory and Henry College

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 in Virginia. He enlisted in the Confederate

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 Army during the American Civil War

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 and served in the Army of Northern Virginia

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After the Confederate surrender, Williams returned to Granville County, North Carolina

Granville County, North Carolina

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 and developed the Oxford and Henderson Railroad, of which he was the president. In 1883, he was elected to the North Carolina State House for a single term.

In 1890, Williams was elected to the 52nd United States Congress

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 and served for a single term; he was defeated for re-election in 1892. Williams died in Chase City, Virginia

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 in 1895 and is buried in Oxford, North Carolina

Oxford, North Carolina

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