Robert Williams

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Robert Williams (12 July 1773 - 27 May 1821)[2] was a Democratic-Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1797 and 1803.

Born in Caswell County, North Carolina, he received a liberal education, studied law, and was admitted to the bar.

In 1796, Williams was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 5th United States Congress and re-elected to the 6th and 7th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1797 to March 3, 1803.

Williams later served as adjutant general of North Carolina. Finding himself in ill health during the legislative session of 1820, he travelled to visit his brother, Col. John Williams, in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he died.

Williams' brother Lewis Williams was also a congressman from North Carolina. His brother John Williams was a U.S. Senator from Tennessee