Williams, Thomas Hickman, 1801-1851

found: In Senate of the United States. January 12, 1838, 1838?:p. 1 (Mr. Williams)

found: 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)

found: 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)