William R. Williams
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 34th district
Clarence E. Kilburn
Succeeded by
Alexander Pirnie
John C. Davies II
R. Walter Riehlman
(1884-08-11)August 11, 1884
Brookfield, New York
May 9, 1972(1972-05-09) (aged 87)
Cassville, New York
William Robert Williams (August 11, 1884 – May 9, 1972) was an American politician from New York.
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.
^ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
United States Congress. "William R. Williams (id: W000549)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
William R. Williams at Find a Grave
New York State Assembly
Russell G. Dunmore New York State Assembly
Oneida County, 2nd District
Harry G. Converse
John C. Davies Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 35th congressional district
Clarence E. Kilburn Member of the U.S. House of Representatives