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'''William Helms''' (died 1813) was a United States representative from New Jersey. Born in Sussex County, he served during the Revolutionary War as second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and captain, and was brevetted major on September 30, 1783. Following the War, he was admitted as an original member of The Society of the Cincinnati in the state of New Jersey.<ref>{{cite web|title=William Helms &#124; The Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey|url=https://njcincinnati.org/william-helms/|website=njcincinnati.org|accessdate=May 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>Metcalf, Bryce (1938). ''Original Members and Other Officers Eligible to the Society of the Cincinnati, 1783-1938: With the Institution, Rules of Admission, and Lists of the Officers of the General and State Societies'' Strasburg, VA: Shenandoah Publishing House, Inc., p. 158.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Officers Represented in the Society of the Cincinnati |url=https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/soldiers-and-sailors-of-the-revolutionary-war/officers-represented-in-the-society-of-the-cincinnati/ |website=The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati |access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref>

Helms was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1791 and 1792 and was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1811.<ref>{{cite web |title=William Helms |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000464 |website=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |access-date=29 December 2008}}</ref> He moved to Hamilton County, Ohio and died in 1813.

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==External links== * [https://www.societyofthecincinnati.org The Society of the Cincinnati] * [https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/soldiers-and-sailors-of-the-revolutionary-war/officers-represented-in-the-society-of-the-cincinnati/ American Revolution Institute]

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