Joseph R. Williams

Politician

1808 – 1861

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Who was Joseph R. Williams?

Joseph Rickelson Williams was an American politician, a Republican Michigan Senate Senator, and 14th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan. He was also the first president for the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first Land-Grant Institution to be established in the United States and now one of the largest universities in the United States, Michigan State University.

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Born
Nov 14, 1808
Taunton
Also known as
  • Joseph Williams
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Harvard University
Lived in
  • Michigan
Died
Jun 15, 1861
Constantine

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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