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Show JOHN J&USP WL?.61?3 John Sharp Williams, temporary chairman of tho Democratic national convention, Is tho Democratic leader in Congress. Ho Is now serving his sixth terra In tho House from tho Eighth Mississippi district and is an oloqucnt speaker and a keen debater. Mr. Williams was born at Memphis, Tonn., July 30, 1854, and after the battlo of Shllob, whero his father, a confederate captain, was killed, tho family moved to Yazoo county, Mississippi, Mis-sissippi, Young Williams was educated educat-ed in tho Kentucky Military Instltuto, tho University of tho South, tho University Uni-versity of Virginia and at Holdolberg, Germany, nnd after studying law was admitted to tho bar In 1877. Ho also has extcnslvo Interests as a cotton planter. |