1. Abram Pease Williams was an American teacher, businessman and politician.
11 Facts About Abram Williams
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Abram Pease Williams was born in New Portland, Maine on February 3,1832.
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Abram Williams attended the common schools of the time, and completed a course of study at North Anson Academy from 1846 to 1848.
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Abram Williams taught school at North Anson before moving to Fairfield, Maine, in 1853.
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In 1858 Williams moved to California and worked in the mining fields in Tuolumne County.
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Abram Williams then moved to San Francisco in 1861 and became an importer, stock raiser, and farmer.
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Abram Williams was one of the founders of the San Francisco Board of Trade, serving as its first president.
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Abram Williams was a member of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.
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In 1886 Williams was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John F Miller and served until March 3,1887.
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Abram Williams did not run for a renomination in 1887.
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Abram Williams was interred at the Maplewood Cemetery in Fairfield, Maine.