Daniel Williams (Mississippi politician)
Daniel Williams | |
|---|---|
| 1st Secretary of State of Mississippi | |
| In office December 11, 1817 – January 1821 | |
| Succeeded by | John A. Grimball |
Daniel Williams was an American politician. He was the first Secretary of State of Mississippi, serving from 1817 to 1821.
Biography[]
Daniel Williams was unanimously elected by the Mississippi Legislature as the first Secretary of State of Mississippi on December 11, 1817..[1][2][3] He was re-elected unanimously on January 18, 1820.[2] Williams resigned from the office in 1821, and the elected John A. Grimball to replace him on November 13, 1821.[4][2]
References[]
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1908). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- ^ a b c Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. Secretary of State. 1900. p. 178.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 169.
- ^ Senate, Mississippi Legislature (1821). Journal.
Categories:
- 18th-century births
- 19th-century deaths
- Secretaries of State of Mississippi