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'''Thomas Harry Williams''' (May 19, 1909 — July 8, 1979) was an American academichistorian and author. For the majority of his academic career between the 1930s to 1970s, Williams taught history at [[Louisiana State University]]. While at LSU, Williams was a Boyd Professor of History from 1953 to 1979. Near the end of his tenure at LSU, the university created the T. Harry Williams Chair of American History. He also taught at [[extension school|extension schools]] in Wisconsin and at the [[University of Omaha|Municipal University of Omaha]].

As an author, Williams wrote biographical works between the 1940s to 1970s, including multiple books on [[Abraham Lincoln]] and [[Rutherford B. Hayes]]. He also wrote about [[P. G. T. Beauregard]], the [[American Civil War]] and [[Huey Long]]. In 1970, Williams' biography of Long won the [[Pulitzer Prize for Biography]] and the [[National Book Award]] in the History and Autobiography category.