George F. Williams

George Fred Williams ( * July 10, 1852 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, † July 11, 1932 in Brookline, Massachusetts ) was an American politician. Between 1891 and 1893 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

George Williams first attended private schools. After he graduated in 1868, the Dedham High School in 1872 and Dartmouth College in Hanover (New Hampshire). He then studied in Germany at the University of Heidelberg and the Humboldt University in Berlin. In his home he worked for some time as a teacher and then as a newspaper reporter in Boston. He was also a member of the school board of Dedham. After studying law and his 1875 was admitted to the bar he began practice in Boston in this profession. He also laid some legal yearbooks. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. In 1890 he was a deputy in the House of Representatives from Massachusetts.

In the congressional elections of 1890, Williams was the ninth election district of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of John W. Candler on March 4, 1891. Since he has not been confirmed in 1892, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1893. In the years 1895, 1896 and 1897 he was an unsuccessful candidate of his party for the gubernatorial election in Massachusetts. Otherwise, he worked as a lawyer in Boston.

In the years 1896, 1900, 1904 and 1908, Williams was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions relevant. He also participated in various regional party conferences of the Democrats in Massachusetts. From 1913 to 1914 he was the successor of Jacob Gould Schurman American Minister to Greece and Montenegro. He then continued to 1930, continued his legal practice. He died on July 11, 1932 in Brookline near Boston.