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Daniel Williams
1st Secretary of State of Mississippi
In office
December 11, 1817 – January 1821
Succeeded byJohn A. Grimball

Daniel Williams was an American politician. He was the first Secretary of State of Mississippi, serving from 1817 to 1821.

Biography

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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 1821 Mississippi Legislature elected John A. Grimball to replace him on November 13, 1821.[4][2] He ran as a candidate in the 1827 Mississippi gubernatorial election.[5]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  • ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 168–169.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daniel_Williams_(Mississippi_politician)&oldid=1195499744"

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