William Williams

William Williams (September 6, 1815 – September 10, 1876) was a U.S. Representative from New York, member of the New York State Assembly, railroad executive, and banker.

Early life William Williams was born in Bolton, Connecticut, on September 6, 1815, to Sarah and Samuel Williams. He grew up and attended local schools in Bolton. At the age of 17, he moved to Georgia to work in a commercial business, but returned back to Bolton after falling ill. Charles Gordon Williams (1847–1895), who married Georgiana Metcalfe, daughter of George Metcalfe, in 1874.

He lived in retirement until his death at his home in Buffalo, New York, on September 10, 1876. He was interred in Forest Lawn Cemetery.