Benjamin Williams

Benjamin Williams
11th and 14th Governor of North Carolina
In office
December 1, 1807 – December 12, 1808
Preceded byNathaniel Alexander
Succeeded byDavid Stone
In office
November 23, 1799 – December 6, 1802
Preceded byWilliam Richardson Davie
Succeeded byJohn Ashe (Elect)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byNathan Bryan
Member of the North Carolina Senate
In office
1780, 1781, 1784, 1786, 1788, 1807, 1809
Member of the North Carolina House of Commons
In office
1779, 1785, 1789
Personal details
Born(1751-01-01)January 1, 1751
Johnston County, Province of North Carolina, British America
DiedJuly 20, 1814(1814-07-20) (aged 63)
Moore County, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyFederalist

Benjamin Williams (January 1, 1751 – July 20, 1814) was the 11th and 14th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina, from 1799 to 1802 and from 1807 to 1808. He was the first of two North Carolina Governors since the American Revolution to serve nonconsecutive terms.


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