Nelson Williams (North Dakota)
Nelson Williams may refer to: * Nelson Williams (politician) (1825–1899), American politician *Nelson Williams (trumpeter) (1917–1973), American trumpeter *Nelson G. Williams Nelson Grosvenor Williams (May 4, 1823 – November 30, 1897) was a New York City customs agent and Union Army officer during the American Civil War. Early life Williams was born in New York and was appointed to United States Military Academ ...

Nelson Williams
Nelson Williams may refer to: * Nelson Williams (politician) (1825–1899), American politician * Nelson Williams (trumpeter) (1917–1973), American trumpeter * Nelson G. Williams (1823–1897), American army officer {{hndis, Williams, Nelson ...
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Nelson Williams (politician)
Nelson Williams (April 2, 1825December 30, 1899) was a Canadian American immigrant and Republican politician. He served two years in the Wisconsin State Senate and one year in the State Assembly, representing Dane County. Biography Williams was born in Clarenceville, Lower Canada, in what is now southern Quebec. He was raised and educated there, emigrating to the United States in 1855, and settling at Stoughton, Wisconsin, where he worked in grain trade. He became active in the new Republican Party and, in 1864, he was employed as sergeant-at-arms of the Wisconsin Senate, chosen by the members. He was then retained for the 1865 and 1866 sessions. In 1867, he was appointed to the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. Later that year, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly on the Republican ticket, representing southeast Dane County. After his one-year term in the Assembly, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate for the 1869 and 1870 sessions. After t ...
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Nelson Williams (trumpeter)
Nelson "Cadillac" Williams (September 26, 1917, Montgomery, Alabama – 1973, Voorburg, the Netherlands) was an American jazz trumpeter. Williams began playing piano at age 13 and settled on trumpet soon afterwards; he may have played with blues pianist/singer Cow Cow Davenport while still a teenager. In the 1930s, he played in the territory bands ''Trianon Crackerjacks'' and ''Brown Skin Models'', and acted as musical director for the Dixie Rhythm Girls. Around 1940, he left Alabama for Philadelphia, where he played with Tiny Bradshaw's band before joining the U.S. Army during World War II. After the war, Billy Eckstine hired Williams, and following this he worked with John Kirby and pianist Billy Kyle. In 1949, he began the first of several stints with Duke Ellington, who bestowed upon him the nickname "Cadillac". In 1951, he left Ellington's employ and moved to Paris, where he led his own bands and recorded for French labels. He returned to Ellington in 1956, and played wit ...
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