Nathaniel Williams (Liberian politician)

Nathaniel Williams
Member of the Senate of Liberia from River Gee County
In office 2009–2012
Preceded by	Isaac N. Johnson
Succeeded by	Matthew N. Jaye
Personal details
Died	(2016-08-09)August 9, 2016 Monrovia, Liberia
Political party	LDP

Nathaniel J. Williams (died August 9, 2016) was a Liberian politician.

Biography

By 1999, Williams was serving in the Senate representing Grand Gedeh County. He was from the southern section of the county and advocated for the section to become its own county.[1] Grand Gedeh County was later split into River Gee County.[2]

In the 2005 election, Williams unsuccessfully ran for a River Gee County Senate seat.[3] In 2006, as an activist, he opposed the Senate confirmation of former Justice Minister Kabineh Ja'neh as associate justice of the Supreme Court due to alleged human rights abuses.[4]

In the 2009 River Gee County by-election, caused by the death of Senator Isaac N. Johnson, Williams ran with the Liberia Destiny Party, defeating ruling Unity Party candidate Conmany Wesseh.[5] In the Senate, Williams served as chair of the labor committee. Williams opposed the confirmation of Wesseh as ambassador to the European Union due to alleged corruption.[6]

In the 2011 election, Williams was defeated for re-election by independent candidate Matthew N. Jaye.[7] By December 2013, Williams had joined the campaign of ex-warlord, Nimba County Senator Prince Johnson.[8]

Williams died on August 9, 2016, in Monrovia.[2]

References

1. "{DOCUMENT} Liberian Daily News Bulletin". Africa News Service. ProQuest. April 3, 1999. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
2. "Liberia Mourns Former Senator of River Gee County, LMC Founder". FrontPage Africa. August 10, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
3. "National Tally Center Results Report 23 November 2005 for the Election of the President, Vice-President, Senate, and House of Representatives on 11 October 2005" (PDF). National Elections Commission. November 23, 2005. p. 20. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
4. "Liberia: Double Trouble for Kabineh Ja'neh". The News. AllAfrica. July 29, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
5. Sonpon III, Leroy M. (December 24, 2014). "Liberia: Did Wesseh Win On 'Sympathy'?". Liberian Observer. AllAfrica. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
6. "Liberia: Sen. Williams on Wesseh Back Again". The Analyst. AllAfrica. August 21, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
7. "National Tally Center Tally Report for the Presidential and Legislative Elections on 11 October 2011" (PDF). National Elections Commission. September 25, 2011. p. 12. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
8. Tweh, Ethel A. (December 23, 2013). "Liberia: Nathaniel Williams Campaigns for PYJ". The New Dawn Liberia. AllAfrica. Retrieved September 20, 2024.