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John R. Williams (May 4 1782 – October 20 1854) was an American soldier merchant and politician who is most well known for serving as the first mayor of Detroit Michigan. In total he served as Detroit’s mayor for five other terms. He also was a brigadier general in the United States Army during the Black Hawk War.

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birth date
1782-05-04
birth place
Detroit, Michigan
death date
1854-10-20
death place
Detroit, Michigan
order in office
Mayor of Detroit
successor
James A. Van Dyke, Henry Jackson Hunt (Mayor of Detroit), Marshall Chapin

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