About William R. Williams
Lived 1884 – 1972 (aged 87). William R. Williams was an American politician.
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.
He died on May 9, 1972, in Cassville, New York; and was buried at the Sauquoit Valley Cemetery in Clayville.
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American politician (1884-1972)
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William R. Williams was born on 11 August 1884 in Brookfield.
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William R. Williams died on 9 May 1972 in Cassville, New York.
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