Guinn Williams (Texas politician)
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Guinn Williams was a U.S. Representative
from Texas
.
Born near Beuela, Mississippi, Williams moved with his parents to Texas and settled in Decatur, Wise County, in 1876.
He attended the public schools.
He graduated from the commercial branch of Transylvania College, Lexington, Kentucky
, 1890.
He engaged in the livestock business, agricultural pursuits, and banking.
He served as County clerk of Wise County, Texas
from 1898 to 1902 and as a member of the State senate from 1920 to 1922.
Williams was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-seventh
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Lucian W. Parrish
.
He was reelected to the Sixty-eighth
and to the four succeeding Congresses (May 22, 1922 – March 3, 1933).
He served as chair of the Committee on Territories (Seventy-second
Congress).
He was not a candidate for renomination to the Seventy-third
Congress in 1932.
Manager of the Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation in San Angelo, Texas
, 1933.
He died on January 9, 1948, in San Angelo, Texas
.
He was interred in Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Texas
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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Born near Beuela, Mississippi, Williams moved with his parents to Texas and settled in Decatur, Wise County, in 1876.
He attended the public schools.
He graduated from the commercial branch of Transylvania College, Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
, 1890.
He engaged in the livestock business, agricultural pursuits, and banking.
He served as County clerk of Wise County, Texas
Wise County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 48,793 people, 17,178 households, and 13,467 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 people per square mile . There were 19,242 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile...
from 1898 to 1902 and as a member of the State senate from 1920 to 1922.
Williams was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Sixty-seventh
67th United States Congress
The Sixty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1921 to March 4, 1923, during the first two years...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Lucian W. Parrish
Lucian W. Parrish
Lucian Walton Parrish was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Sister Grove, near Van Alstyne, Texas, Parrish moved with his parents to Clay County in 1887 and settled near Joy, Texas....
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He was reelected to the Sixty-eighth
68th United States Congress
The Sixty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1923 to March 4, 1925, during the last months of...
and to the four succeeding Congresses (May 22, 1922 – March 3, 1933).
He served as chair of the Committee on Territories (Seventy-second
72nd United States Congress
The Seventy-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931 to March 4, 1933, during the last two years...
Congress).
He was not a candidate for renomination to the Seventy-third
73rd United States Congress
The Seventy-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935, during the first two years...
Congress in 1932.
Manager of the Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation in San Angelo, Texas
San Angelo, Texas
San Angelo is a city in the state of Texas. Located in West Central Texas it is the county seat of Tom Green County. As of 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total population of 93,200...
, 1933.
He died on January 9, 1948, in San Angelo, Texas
San Angelo, Texas
San Angelo is a city in the state of Texas. Located in West Central Texas it is the county seat of Tom Green County. As of 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total population of 93,200...
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He was interred in Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Texas
Decatur, Texas
Decatur is a city located in Wise County, Texas, United States. This city was named after Stephen Decatur, Jr. The population was 5,201 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 6,432. It is the county seat of Wise County...
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