Thomas Hickman Williams

Thomas Hickman Williams ( born January 20, 1801 Williamson County, Tennessee; † May 3, 1851 in Pontotoc, Mississippi ) was an American politician (Democratic Party), of the state of Mississippi from November 1838 to March 1839 in the U.S. Senate represented.

After attending school in Tennessee Williams Thomas moved to Mississippi and settled there in Pontotoc County. There he worked as a planter. Following the resignation of U.S. Senator James F. Trotter, he was appointed by Governor Alexander McNutt as his successor; he also won the election and could remain due on 12 November 1838 to the end of its term on March 3, 1839 Congress.

After his time in the Senate he was from 1845 to 1851 Secretary and Treasurer of the University of Mississippi in Oxford. He made himself strong for the creation of the Mississippi State University and was therefore often referred to as the "Father of the State University ." Williams died on 3 May 1851, his plantation near Pontotoc and was buried in the cemetery of the family estate.