| LC control no. | no2008018179 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Williams, Thomas Hickman, 1801-1851 |
| Variant(s) | Williams, Mr. (Thomas Hickman), 1801-1851 |
| Birth date | 1801-01-20 |
| Death date | 1851-05-03 |
| Place of birth | Williamson County (Tenn.) |
| Place of death | Pontotoc County (Miss.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Found in | In Senate of the United States. January 12, 1838, 1838?: p. 1 (Mr. Williams) Biog. dir. of the U.S. Cong. online, viewed Feb. 5, 2008 (Williams, Thomas Hickman, a Senator from Miss.; b. Jan. 20, 1801; in the U.S. Sen., Nov. 12, 1838-Mar. 3, 1839; trea. of the U. of Miss. at Oxford 1845-1851; d. May 3, 1851) Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed September 29, 2021 (Williams, Thomas Hickman, a Senator from Mississippi; born in Williamson County, Tenn., January 20, 1801; attended the common schools; moved to Mississippi and settled in Pontotoc County; engaged in planting; appointed and subsequently elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James F. Trotter and served from November 12, 1838, to March 3, 1839; secretary and treasurer of the University of Mississippi at Oxford 1845-1851; known as 'Father of the State University,' being the first to propose it and also aiding to secure it; died on his plantation south of Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Miss., May 3, 1851; interment in the private cemetery on the family estate) |
| Associated language | eng |
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