William R. Williams

For other people named William Williams, see William Williams (disambiguation).

William Robert Williams (August 11, 1884 – May 9, 1972) was an American politician from New York.

William R. Williams
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
In office January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1959
Preceded by	John C. Davies II
Succeeded by	Alexander Pirnie
Constituency	35th district (1951–1953) 34th district (1953–1959)
Personal details
Born	William Robert Williams (1884-08-11)August 11, 1884 Brookfield, New York, U.S.
Died	May 9, 1972(1972-05-09) (aged 87) Cassville, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican

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.