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  Williams, Archibald H. A.
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AffiliationDemocratic   
NameArchibald H. A. Williams
Address Granville County
Oxford, North Carolina , United States
EmailNone
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Born October 21, 1842
DiedSeptember 05, 1895 (52 years)
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Last ModifedChronicler
Jun 01, 2024 06:36pm
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InfoWILLIAMS, Archibald Hunter Arrington, (nephew of Archibald Hunter Arrington), a Representative from North Carolina; born near Louisburg, Franklin County, N.C., October 22, 1842; attended the common schools and Emory and Henry College, Emory, Va.; enlisted as a private in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; served four years in the Army of Northern Virginia, and at the surrender at Appomattox was captain of his company; after the war engaged in agricultural pursuits and in retail trade in Oxford, Granville County, N.C.; developer and president of the Oxford & Henderson Railroad; member of the State house of representatives 1883-1885; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1893); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress; died in Chase City, Mecklenburg County, Va., September 5, 1895; interment in Elmwood Cemetery, Oxford, N.C.

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Father Henry G. Williams 1802-1847
Mother Elizabeth A. Arrington Williams 1808-1851
Grandfather John Arrington 1764-1844
Uncle Archibald H. Arrington 1809-1872

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  11/08/1892 NC District 05 Lost 42.07% (-1.23%)
  06/16/1892 NC District 05 - Pop Convention Lost 26.67% (-46.67%)
  11/04/1890 NC District 05 Won 52.55% (+6.31%)
  07/09/1890 NC District 05 - D Convention Won 68.49% (+36.98%)
  07/12/1888 NC District 05 - D Convention Lost 27.57% (-20.05%)
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