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   Harrison Arlington " Pete " Williams Jr. (December 10, 1919 – November 17, 2001) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Democrat who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives (1953–1957) and the United States Senate (1959–1982).

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3. www.nytimes.com › 2001/11/20 › nyregionEx-Senator Harrison A. Williams Jr., 81, Dies; Went to Prison ...

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   Nov 20, 2001 · Harrison A. Williams Jr., the Democratic senator from New Jersey who used his considerable power to further the interests of labor and education before being convicted of bribery and conspiracy...

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   In February 1980, press reports linked Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (D-NJ) to the FBI's ABSCAM sting operation and investigation of business crime and political corruption. Williams, serving in his fourth term and chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, was indicted on October 30, 1980, on nine counts, including bribery ...

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   Who was Harrison Williams Jr?

   • "Harrison A. Williams Jr., the Democratic senator from New Jersey who used his considerable power to further the interests of labor and education before being convicted of bribery and conspiracy in the Abscam scandal, died on Saturday. He was 81 and lived in Bedminster"

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   Who was John Williams and what did he do?

   • He was a Democrat who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives (1953–1957) and the United States Senate (1959–1982). Williams was convicted on May 1, 1981, for taking bribes in the Abscam sting operation, and resigned from the U.S. Senate in 1982 before a planned expulsion vote.

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   Who was John Williams and what was his cause of death?

   • Williams, who had battled cancer and heart ailments in recent years, died Saturday at St. Clare's Hospital in Denville. Before his fall from grace, Williams was called New Jersey's "senator for life" because of his enormous popularity. His was in the Senate from 1959 to 1982.

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   Who was Pete Williams?

   • Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. was born in Plainfield, N.J., on Dec. 10, 1919. When a grandfather heard the news by telegraph, he wired back, ''For Pete's sake, the name's too long.'' From then on, he was known as Pete. His father, a Republican, was president of a burial vault company.

   Ex-Senator Harrison A. Williams Jr., 81, Dies; Went to Prison Over

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   Nov 20, 2001 · Harrison A. "Pete" Williams Jr., 81, a liberal Democratic senator from New Jersey whose service from 1959 to 1982 brought him the nickname "senator for life," but who resigned rather than face...

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   Nov 20, 2001 · Former Sen. Harrison A. Williams Jr., a popular champion of organized labor whose career was ended by the Abscam bribery scandal, has died. He was 81. Williams, who had battled cancer and heart...

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   Harrison A. Williams Jr., the Senator from New Jersey - in Congress from 1981 through 1982

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   Nov 19, 2001 · Former Sen. Harrison A. Williams Jr., a popular champion of organized labor whose career was ended by the Abscam bribery scandal, has died. He was 81. Williams, who had battled cancer and heart...