Clyde Williams (Missouri politician)

Clyde Williams
The Democrat-News (Fredericktown, Missouri), July 25, 1940
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 8th district
In office March 4, 1933 – March 3, 1943
Preceded by	William L. Nelson
Succeeded by	William P. Elmer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 13th district
In office March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933
Preceded by	Charles E. Kiefner
Succeeded by	District inactive
In office March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929
Preceded by	Charles E. Kiefner
Succeeded by	Charles E. Kiefner
Personal details
Born	(1873-10-13)October 13, 1873 near Grubville, Missouri, U.S.
Died	November 12, 1954(1954-11-12) (aged 81) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Resting place	Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Missouri School of Law
Profession	Politician, lawyer

Born on a farm near Grubville, Missouri, Williams attended the county schools, De Soto High School, and the State normal school at Cape Girardeau. He was graduated from the law department of the University of Missouri in 1901. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in De Soto, Missouri. He served as prosecuting attorney of Jefferson County in 1902–1908.

Williams was elected as a Democrat to the Seventieth Congress (March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress. He resumed the practice of law.

Williams was elected to the Seventy-second and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1943). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth Congress. He engaged in legal work for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in Washington, D.C. from 1943 to 1945. He served as president of the Jefferson Trust Co. in Hillsboro and president of the Bank of Hillsboro. He died in St. Louis, Missouri, November 12, 1954. He was interred in Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro, Missouri.

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