William R. Williams
William R. Williams | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 34th district | |
In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 | |
Preceded by | Clarence E. Kilburn |
Succeeded by | Alexander Pirnie |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 35th district | |
In office January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 | |
Preceded by | John C. Davies II |
Succeeded by | R. Walter Riehlman |
Personal details | |
Born | Brookfield, New York | August 11, 1884
Died | May 9, 1972 Cassville, New York | (aged 87)
Political party | Republican |
William Robert Williams (August 11, 1884 – May 9, 1972) was an American politician from New York.
Life
He was born on August 11, 1884, in Brookfield, New York. He moved to Cassville in 1891. He was a salesman with Standard Oil from 1907 to 1910.
Williams was a member of the New York State Assembly (Oneida Co., 2nd D.) in 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939–40, 1941–42 and 1943.
He was Sheriff of Oneida County, New York from 1944 to 1951. He was elected as a Republican to the 82nd, 83rd, 84th and 85th United States Congresses, holding office from January 3, 1951, to January 3, 1959. He was chairman of the Oneida County Republican Committee from 1959 to 1961. Williams voted present on the Civil Rights Act of 1957.[1]
He died on May 9, 1972, in Cassville, New York; and was buried at the Sauquoit Valley Cemetery in Clayville.
References
- ^ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
Sources
- United States Congress. "William R. Williams (id: W000549)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
- 1884 births
- 1972 deaths
- People from Oneida County, New York
- New York (state) sheriffs
- Members of the New York State Assembly
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- New York (state) Republicans
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- People from Brookfield, New York
- 20th-century American politicians