Richard Williams (congressman)

Richard Williams
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oregon's At-large district
In office
March 4, 1877  March 3, 1879
Preceded byLafayette Lane
Succeeded byJohn Whiteaker
Personal details
BornNovember 15, 1836
Findlay, Ohio
DiedJune 19, 1914 (aged 77)
Portland, Oregon
Political partyRepublican

Richard Williams (November 15, 1836 – June 19, 1914) was an American lawyer and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Ohio, he moved to Oregon in 1851 where he became an attorney. A Republican, he was the United States Congressman representing Oregon's at large congressional district for one term from 1877 to 1879.