David G. Williams

{{For|others of a similar name|David Williams (disambiguation){{!}}David Williams}}

{{infobox officeholder

|name = David G. Williams

|state = Wisconsin

|state_assembly = Wisconsin

|district = Columbia 2nd

| term_start = January 5, 1903

| term_end = August 26, 1903 (death)

| predecessor = Lynn N. Coapman

| successor = William Rufus Turner

|party = Republican

|birth_date = {{birth date|1840|11|25}}

|birth_place = Denbighshire, Wales, UK

|death_date = {{death date and age|1903|8|26|1840|11|25}}

|death_place = Cambria, Wisconsin, U.S.

|death_cause = Sepsis

|restingplace = Cambria Cemetery, {{nobreak|Cambria, Wisconsin}}

|spouse = {{unbulleted list

| {{marriage|Emma L. Williams|1865|1870|end=died}}

| {{marriage|Sarah O. Picket|1871|1903}}

}}

|children = {{unbulleted list

| with Emma Williams

| Eliza Lentie (Roberts)

| {{sup|(b. 1866; died 1929)}}

| with Sarah Picket

| Jennie N. (Scharf)

| {{sup|(b. 1877; died 1953)}}

| Floyd E. Williams

| {{sup|(b. 1879; died 1880)}}

}}

|occupation = Miller

|allegiance = United States

|branch = United States Volunteers
Union Army

|rank = Sergeant, USV

|serviceyears = 1862–1865

|unit = 32nd Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry

|battles = American Civil War

}}

David G. Williams (November 25, 1840{{spaced ndash}}August 26, 1903) was a Welsh American immigrant, miller, and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Columbia County during the 1903 session.{{cite book|editor=Lawrence S. Barish|year=2007|title=State of Wisconsin Blue Book|page=186}}

Biography

Williams was born in Denbighshire, Wales, and his family emigrated to Wisconsin in 1850, settling in Delafield. During the Civil War, he served in the 32nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. He served as president of the village of Cambria, Wisconsin, for five years and was a member of the school board for six years. He served as sheriff of Columbia County, Wisconsin, from 1885 to 1887.{{cite news|title=Assemblyman Williams Is Dead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89949768/david-g-williams-1840-1903/ |newspaper=Portage Daily Register |date=August 26, 1903 |location=Portage, WI |page=1 |via = Newspapers.com |accessdate=December 3, 2021}} {{Open access}}

Williams was elected to the Assembly in 1902, and he introduced a bill to prohibit marriage between whites and blacks, known as the Williams Bill.{{cite news|title=Williams Bill Comes Up |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89950713/david-g-williams-1840-1903/ |newspaper=Portage Daily Register |date=February 24, 1903 |location=Portage, WI |page=4 |via = Newspapers.com |accessdate=December 3, 2021}} {{Open access}}{{cite news|title=There is Joy in Darktown |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89950441/david-g-williams-1840-1903/ |newspaper=Portage Daily Register |date=March 5, 1903 |location=Portage, WI |page=3 |via = Newspapers.com |accessdate=December 3, 2021}} {{Open access}} He was a life-long Republican.

Williams died in Cambria on August 26, 1903, while still a member of the Assembly.{{cite book|title=The Laws of Wisconsin|location=Madison, Wis.|publisher=Democrat Printing Co.|year=1905|page=988|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3ITOAAAAMAAJ&q=David+G.+Williams%2BWisconsin&pg=PA988|access-date=2018-05-07}} His death was a result of blood poisoning caused by a rat bite.{{cite news|title=Rat Bite Kills Legislator |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89895183/david-g-williams-1840-1903/ |newspaper=Janesville Gazette |date=August 27, 1903 |location=Janesville, WI |page=1 |via = Newspapers.com |accessdate=December 2, 2021}} {{Open access}}

References

External links

{{Find a Grave|32854878}}

{{s-ttl|title = {{nobreak|Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly}} {{nobreak|from the Columbia 2nd district}} |years= January 5, 1903{{spaced ndash}}August 26, 1903 }}

Category:1840 births

Category:1903 deaths

Category:Welsh emigrants to the United States

Category:Politicians from Columbia County, Wisconsin

Category:Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Category:People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War

Category:Union army non-commissioned officers

Category:20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature