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John R. Williams

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John R. Williams
Rayuwa
Haihuwa Detroit, 4 Mayu 1782
ƙasa Tarayyar Amurka
Mutuwa Detroit, 20 Oktoba 1854
Ƴan uwa
Yara
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John R. Williams (Mayu 4, 1782 - Oktoba 20, 1854 [1]) sojan Amurka ne, ɗan kasuwa, kuma ɗan siyasa wanda aka fi sani da zama magajin gari na farko na Detroit, Michigan, bayan sake dawo da birnin. Gabaɗaya, ya yi aiki a matsayin magajin gari na Detroit na wasu wa'adi biyar. Ya kuma kasance Brigadier Janar a cikin Sojojin Amurka a lokacin Black Hawk War . Ya kasance mai ba da gudummawa na farko na Jami'ar Michigan kuma ya yi aiki a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin amintattu na farko.

Rayuwa ta farko da ilimi

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Williams ya auri Mary Mott, ɗaya daga cikin 'yan uwansa, a cikin 1804. Ita 'yar Gershom Mott ce, [1] wacce ta yi aiki a lokacin Yaƙin Juyin Juya Halin, da Elizabeth Williams, wacce 'yar'uwar Thomas Williams ce daga Albany. Ma'auratan suna da 'ya'ya goma tare.[1][2] Ɗaya daga cikinsu, Union Janar Thomas Williams, an kashe shi a cikin aiki a lokacin Yaƙin basasa a Yaƙin Baton Rouge a 1862.

Ayyukan soja da kasuwanci

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Rayuwar siyasa

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Bayan karshen yakin, an nada Williams a matsayin Mataimakin Alkalin Kotun Gundumar Michigan a cikin 1815. Ya ci gaba da aiki a matsayin Kwamishinan Gundumar da Adjutant Janar na Yankin, [1] kuma a mutuwarsa ya kasance babban Manjo Janar na 'yan bindiga na jihar. [3] A cikin 1824, Williams ya rubuta Yarjejeniyar Birni kuma ya yi aiki a matsayin magajin gari na farko na Birnin Detroit. An kuma zabe shi kuma ya yi aiki a matsayin magajin gari na huɗu da na goma sha uku a 1830 da 1844-1846, bi da bi.[1] Baya ga zama magajin gari, Williams ya kasance mai mallakar ƙasa, ɗan kasuwa, kuma shugaban banki a lokacin rayuwarsa.[3] Ya yi aiki a matsayin daya daga cikin amintattu na farko na Jami'ar Michigan, ya kasance shugaban Hukumar Ilimi ta Detroit, kuma ya kasance wakili ga Yarjejeniyar Tsarin Mulki ta Michigan ta farko.[3] A cikin 1831, Willams da Joseph Campau sun fara jaridar Democratic Free Press, wacce ta zama Detroit Free Press.[4]

Maryamu ta mutu a ranar 18 ga Janairu, 1830. Williams ya mutu yana da shekara saba'in da biyu a ranar 20 ga Oktoba, 1854. [1] An binnewa shi a Kabari na Elmwood a Detroit . [5] [6]

A yau, titin da ke cikin Babban birnin Detroit yana ɗauke da sunansa. An sanya sunan titin "John R" yayin da John R. Williams ke da rai, wanda ba daidai ba ne da yadda yawancin hanyoyi ke samun sunansu.[1] A zahiri, Williams ya ba da hanyar sunanta da kansa.[1]

  • Jerin magajin gari na Detroit
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "John R. Williams". History of Detroit. com. 2008. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2010. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "hod" defined multiple times with different content
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  3. 1 2 3 "John R. Williams, 1818 - 1829". State of Michigan Department of Military and Veteran's Affairs. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
  4. "Michigan newspaper history / Detroit 1809-1899".
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  6. "Index to Politicians: Williams, J." Political Graveyard. Retrieved September 8, 2010.