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Nathan Williams (politician)
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Nathan Williams (December 19, 1773 – September 25, 1835) was a United States representative from New York and the first lawyer to permanently establish a law practice in Utica. During the War of 1812 Williams volunteered for service and became a major in a company of militia at Sackett's Harbor.
Born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, on December 19, 1773, he attended the common schools in Bennington, Vermont. After his parents property was "lost in the vicissitudes of the revolution" He moved with them to Troy, New York in 1786, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1795, and commenced practice in Utica. He was the first lawyer to permanently establish a law practice in Utica. At the first term of the Common Pleas, which took place in 1798 in Oneida County, Williams was admitted to practice in the court, having been already admitted to the bar in Herkimer County. That same year he was admitted to the courts of Chenango County and was appointed district attorney of that county in 1802. He soon established a large law practice, however, rather than resorting to lawsuits he would instead often work with his clients in an effort to aid them and settle out of court. Williams married his first wife, Mary Skinner of Williamstown in 1800. The couple had four sons and Mary died in 1807. He then met Maria Watson of New York City, and the two married in 1809. They went on to have eight sons and two daughters.
He assisted in the establishment of the Utica Public Library, of which he was librarian for a number of years. He was president of the village corporation and president of the Manhattan Bank. He was district attorney for the sixth district from 1801 to 1813. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Ninth United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1805, to March 3, 1807. During the War of 1812 he used his influence and legal skills to uphold the cause of the government, and ultimately left his law practice and to march with a company of volunteers to Sacket’s Harbor, then under command of his brother-in-law, General Jacob Brown, where Williams became a major in the company.
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