Stevenson A. Williams

Stevenson Archer Williams (May 6, 1851 – February 20, 1932) was an American politician and businessman. He served in the Maryland Senate in 1898 and 1900–1901, and was an unsuccessful candidate for governor in the 1903 Maryland gubernatorial election.

Early life Stevenson Archer Williams was born on May 6, 1851, at Brooklyn Naval Hospital in New York City, New York, to Harriet Hays (née Archer) and Lewis Jeffery Williams. His father was the medical director in the United States Navy. His grandfather was Stevenson Archer, member of the U.S. House of Representatives and chief judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals. His great-grandfather was John Archer, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1914, Williams was appointed a member of the Maryland State Board of Bar Examiners and stayed in that role until he resigned in 1921. He was also the president of the Maryland State Bar Association. He served on the Maryland Council of Defense from 1917 to 1920. He also served as the director of the Bel Air Electric Company.