apprehension of escaped prisoner John Patterson, convicted of murder and sentenced to death by St. Francois County jury. The aforementioned special election was held on December 5, 1825, with voters choosing John Miller, who assumed the office from Williams on January 20, 1826. Abraham Williams resumed his position in the Senate until he was defeated later in 1826 during the regularly scheduled elections. Williams then returned to his large scale farming activities in Boone County. In 1832 his name was put forth to the General Assembly by political allies as a candidate for the United States Senate. However this was the "Age of Benton" in Missouri, and Senator Thomas Hart Benton was elected to his third term by an overwhelming margin. Abraham J. Williams died on December 20, 1839. A lifelong bachelor, he left no children or close family and no will. His estate included nearly a thousand acres of farmland south of Columbia, as well as several building lots within the city. Williams is buried in the Columbia Cemetery, Columbia, Missouri. References External links National Governors Association profile 1781 births 1839 deaths People from Grant County, West Virginia Politicians from Columbia, Missouri Missouri state senators Governors of Missouri Missouri Democratic-Republicans Democratic-Republican Party state governors of the United States 19th-century American politicians Businesspeople from Columbia, Missouri Burials at Columbia Cemetery (Columbia, Missouri) 19th-century American businesspeople