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- George_Henry_Williams abstract "George Henry Williams (March 26, 1823 – April 4, 1910) was an American judge and politician. He served as Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, was the 32nd Attorney General of the United States, and was elected Oregon's U.S. Senator, and served one term. Williams, as U.S. Senator, authored and supported legislation that allowed the U.S. military to be deployed in Reconstruction southern states to allow for an orderly process of readmittance into the United States. Williams was the first presidential Cabinet member to be appointed from the Pacific Coast. As attorney general under President Ulysses S. Grant, Williams continued the prosecutions that shut down the Ku Klux Klan. He had to contend with controversial election disputes in Reconstructed southern states. President Grant and Williams legally recognized P. B. S. Pinchback as the first African American state governor. Williams ruled that the Virginius, a gun-running ship captured by Spain during the Virginius Affair, did not have the right to bear the U.S. flag. However, he argued that Spain did not have the right to execute American crew members. Nominated for Supreme Court Chief Justice by President Grant, Williams failed to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate in part due to the controversy over his wife owning an expensive carriage paid for by government money.In 1875, Williams resigned as U.S. Attorney General under the controversy of his wife allegedly taking payment money from the custom house firm Pratt & Boyd in order to drop litigation by the U.S. Justice Department. After his resignation, Williams took part in counting Florida ballots for Rutherford B. Hayes in settling the controversial presidential election of 1876. Williams returned to Oregon, resumed private law practice, and was elected Portland's mayor, serving two terms from 1902 to 1905. Williams advocated women's suffrage and that marriage and divorce proceedings needed to be handled by the civil courts rather than the church. Williams, at the age of 83, was indicted while Mayor of Portland for not enforcing gambling restriction statutes; he was acquitted and served out the rest of his term as mayor. On May 28, 1905, Mayor Williams made a speech at the opening ceremony of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition.".
- George_Henry_Williams activeYearsEndDate "1875-04-25".
- George_Henry_Williams activeYearsStartDate "1871-12-14".
- George_Henry_Williams birthDate "1823-03-26".
- George_Henry_Williams birthPlace New_Lebanon,_New_York.
- George_Henry_Williams birthPlace United_States.
- George_Henry_Williams birthYear "1823".
- George_Henry_Williams deathDate "1910-04-04".
- George_Henry_Williams deathPlace Portland,_Oregon.
- George_Henry_Williams deathPlace United_States.
- George_Henry_Williams deathYear "1910".
- George_Henry_Williams office "34th Mayor of Portland, Oregon".
- George_Henry_Williams office "3rd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court".
- George_Henry_Williams orderInOffice "32nd".
- George_Henry_Williams party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- George_Henry_Williams party Republican_Party_(United_States).
- George_Henry_Williams profession Judge.
- George_Henry_Williams profession Lawyer.
- George_Henry_Williams profession Politician.
- George_Henry_Williams region Oregon.
- George_Henry_Williams seniority "United States Senator".
- George_Henry_Williams successor Edwards_Pierrepont.
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- George_Henry_Williams after Aaron_E._Waite.
- George_Henry_Williams after Edwards_Pierrepont.
- George_Henry_Williams after Harry_Lane.
- George_Henry_Williams after James_K._Kelly.
- George_Henry_Williams alongside Henry_W._Corbett.
- George_Henry_Williams alongside James_Nesmith.
- George_Henry_Williams appointed Franklin_Pierce.
- George_Henry_Williams before Amos_T._Akerman.
- George_Henry_Williams before Benjamin_F._Harding.
- George_Henry_Williams before Henry_S._Rowe.
- George_Henry_Williams before Orville_C._Pratt.
- George_Henry_Williams before Thomas_Nelson_(Oregon_judge).
- George_Henry_Williams birthDate "1823-03-26".
- George_Henry_Williams birthPlace New_Lebanon,_New_York.
- George_Henry_Williams birthPlace United_States.
- George_Henry_Williams class "2".
- George_Henry_Williams dateOfBirth "1823-03-26".
- George_Henry_Williams dateOfDeath "1910-04-04".
- George_Henry_Williams deathDate "1910-04-04".
- George_Henry_Williams deathPlace Portland,_Oregon.
- George_Henry_Williams deathPlace United_States.
- George_Henry_Williams department "Attorney General".
- George_Henry_Williams hasPhotoCollection George_Henry_Williams.
- George_Henry_Williams sr "United States Senator".
- George_Henry_Williams name "George Henry Williams".
- George_Henry_Williams name "Williams, George Henry".
- George_Henry_Williams nominator Ulysses_S._Grant.
- George_Henry_Williams office "3".
- George_Henry_Williams office "34".
- George_Henry_Williams order "32".
- George_Henry_Williams party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- George_Henry_Williams party Republican_Party_(United_States).
- George_Henry_Williams placeOfBirth New_Lebanon,_New_York.
- George_Henry_Williams placeOfBirth United_States.
- George_Henry_Williams placeOfDeath Portland,_Oregon.
- George_Henry_Williams placeOfDeath United_States.
- George_Henry_Williams preceded Benjamin_F._Harding.
- George_Henry_Williams preceded Henry_S._Rowe.
- George_Henry_Williams preceded Thomas_Nelson_(Oregon_judge).
- George_Henry_Williams predecessor Amos_T._Akerman.
- George_Henry_Williams president Ulysses_S._Grant.
- George_Henry_Williams profession Judge.
- George_Henry_Williams profession Lawyer.
- George_Henry_Williams profession Politician.
- George_Henry_Williams shortDescription "American Lawyer, judge and politician".
- George_Henry_Williams signature "George Henry Williams Signature.svg".
- George_Henry_Williams spouse "Kate Hughes George".
- George_Henry_Williams spouse "Kate Van Antwerp".
- George_Henry_Williams state Oregon.
- George_Henry_Williams state "Oregon".
- George_Henry_Williams succeeded Aaron_E._Waite.
- George_Henry_Williams succeeded Harry_Lane.
- George_Henry_Williams succeeded James_K._Kelly.
- George_Henry_Williams successor Edwards_Pierrepont.
- George_Henry_Williams term "--03-04".
- George_Henry_Williams term "1853".
- George_Henry_Williams term "1902".
- George_Henry_Williams termEnd "1875-04-25".
- George_Henry_Williams termStart "1871-12-14".
- George_Henry_Williams title List_of_mayors_of_Portland,_Oregon.
- George_Henry_Williams title United_States_Attorney_General.
- George_Henry_Williams title "3".
- George_Henry_Williams title "5".
- George_Henry_Williams wordnet_type synset-incumbent-noun-1.
- George_Henry_Williams wordnet_type synset-politician-noun-2.
- George_Henry_Williams years "1853".
- George_Henry_Williams years "1865".
- George_Henry_Williams years "1871".
- George_Henry_Williams years "1902".
- George_Henry_Williams description "American Lawyer, judge and politician".
- George_Henry_Williams description "American Lawyer, judge and politician".
- George_Henry_Williams subject Category:1823_births.
- George_Henry_Williams subject Category:1910_deaths.