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WILLIAMS, Thomas Hill, United States senator, born in North Carolina, about 1780 died in Robertson county, Tennessee, about 1840. He received an academical training, studied law, was admitted to file bar, and began practice, but became a clerk in the war department at Washington. In 1805 he was appointed by President Jefferson register of the land-office for the territory of Mississippi, and he was collector of customs at the port of New Orleans. He was a delegate to the convention that framed the state constitution of Mississippi, and was elected one of the first United States senators from that state. He was re-elected, and served from 11 December, 1817, till 3 March, 1829. During the session of 1820-'1 he voted for the Missouri compromise bill. He then removed to Tennessee, where he remained until the time of his death.
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