Albert Smiley Williams (1849–1924) was an American Democratic politician. He served as the

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, from 1904 to 1906.

Early life

Williams was born in

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on November 15, 1849.

Career

Williams served as Mayor of Edgefield (now part of

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) from 1876 to 1877, and of Nashville from 1904 to 1906.Nashville Library
/ref>John Allison, ''Notable Men of Tennessee: Personal and Genealogical, with Portratis'', Volume 1, Southern Historical Association, 1905, p. 5

/ref>William Henry McRaven, ''Nashville, Athens of the South'', Ingram Content Group, Tennessee Book Company, 1949, p. 27

/ref> He was a member of the

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.''The Eastern Star'', Volume 16, 1903, p. 81
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Personal life and death

Williams was married to Amanda Rear on December 3, 1879. They had four children: Albert, Beryl (Mrs. Stanley Horn), and two children who died in childhood. He died in 1924.

References

1849 births 1924 deaths 20th-century mayors of places in Tennessee Order of the Eastern Star Tennessee Democrats Mayors of Nashville, Tennessee People from Davidson County, Tennessee {{Tennessee-mayor-stub