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John Williams (politician)
John Williams
(
March 14
,
1731
-
October 10
,
1799
) was a signer of the
United States
'
Articles of Confederation
. He was one of the founders of the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
. During the
American Revolution
, he was a colonel in the North Carolina militia. Williams was a member of the
Continental Congress
in 1778 and 1779.
External Links
WILLIAMS, John (1731-1799) Biographical Information from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
(
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000515
)
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