Harrison A. Williams, Jr. Papers (04): Special Projects Files 1862-2001 (bulk 1953-1982)

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Harrison A. Williams, Jr. Papers (04): Special Projects Files 1862-2001 (bulk 1953-1982)

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Williams, Harrison A., Jr., 1919-2001

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Harrison Arlington Williams, Jr. (1919 - 2001) represented New Jersey in the U.S. Senate from 1959 until 1982. He also served in the House of Representatives as Congressman from New Jersey's Sixth Congressional District (Union County) from 1953 through 1956. Known since infancy by the nickname "Pete," Williams was a member of the Democratic Party during a period when Democrats held a majority in the Senate. Consequently, until a Republican majority took office in 1981 toward the end...