William R. Williams

American politician

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

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

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

## Life

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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.

## References

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1. ^ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.

## Sources

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* United States Congress. "William R. Williams (id: W000549)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

## External links

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* William R. Williams at Find a Grave

New York State Assembly

Preceded by

Russell G. Dunmore

|  New York State Assembly
Oneida County, 2nd District
1936–1943  | Succeeded by

Harry G. Converse

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by

John C. Davies

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 35th congressional district
1951–1953  | Succeeded by

R. Walter Riehlman

Preceded by

Clarence E. Kilburn

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 34th congressional district
1953–1959  | Succeeded by

Alexander Pirnie

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New York's delegation(s) to the 82nd-85th United States Congress (ordered by seniority)

| 82nd |

Senate: ▌I. Ives (R) * ▌H. Lehman (D)

House:

* ▌D. Reed (R)
* ▌E. Celler (D)
* ▌J. Taber (R)
* ▌C. Buckley (D)
* ▌S. Cole (R)
* ▌W. Byrne (D)
* ▌E. Keogh (D)
* ▌D. O'Toole (D)
* ▌R. Gamble (R)
* ▌L. Hall (R)
* ▌E. Hall (R)
* ▌C. Kilburn (R)
* ▌J. Heffernan (D)
* ▌A. Klein (D)
* ▌B. Kearney (R)
* ▌D. Taylor (R)
* ▌J. Rooney (D)
* ▌J. Butler (R)
* ▌R. Gwinn (R)
* ▌H. Latham (R)
* ▌A. Powell (D)
* ▌F. Coudert (R)
* ▌J. Javits (R)
* ▌K. Keating (R)
* ▌W. Riehlman (R)
* ▌K. St. George (R)
* ▌A. Multer (D)
* ▌Ja. Delaney (D)
* ▌G. Clemente (D)
* ▌I. Dollinger (D)
* ▌C. McGrath (D)
* ▌J. Murphy (D)
* ▌V. Quinn (D)
* ▌L. Heller (D)
* ▌F. Roosevelt Jr. (D)
* ▌E. Kelly (D)
* ▌R. Ross (R)
* ▌V. Anfuso (D)
* ▌J. Donovan (D)
* ▌S. Fine (D)
* ▌E. Greenwood (D)
* ▌W. Miller (R)
* ▌H. Ostertag (R)
* ▌E. Radwan (R)
* ▌E. Wharton (R)
* ▌W. Williams (R)
* ▌L. O'Brien (D)

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83rd |

Senate: ▌I. Ives (R) * ▌H. Lehman (D)

House:

* ▌D. Reed (R)
* ▌E. Celler (D)
* ▌J. Taber (R)
* ▌C. Buckley (D)
* ▌S. Cole (R)
* ▌E. Keogh (D)
* ▌R. Gamble (R)
* ▌C. Kilburn (R)
* ▌A. Klein (D)
* ▌B. Kearney (R)
* ▌D. Taylor (R)
* ▌J. Rooney (D)
* ▌R. Gwinn (R)
* ▌H. Latham (R)
* ▌A. Powell (D)
* ▌F. Coudert (R)
* ▌J. Javits (R)
* ▌K. Keating (R)
* ▌W. Riehlman (R)
* ▌K. St. George (R)
* ▌A. Multer (D)
* ▌Ja. Delaney (D)
* ▌I. Dollinger (D)
* ▌L. Heller (D)
* ▌F. Roosevelt Jr. (D)
* ▌E. Kelly (D)
* ▌J. Donovan (D)
* ▌S. Fine (D)
* ▌W. Miller (R)
* ▌H. Ostertag (R)
* ▌E. Radwan (R)
* ▌E. Wharton (R)
* ▌W. Williams (R)
* ▌L. O'Brien (D)
* ▌F. Becker (R)
* ▌A. Bosch (R)
* ▌S. Derounian (R)
* ▌F. Dorn (R)
* ▌P. Fino (R)
* ▌L. Holtzman (D)
* ▌J. Pillion (R)
* ▌J. Ray (R)
* ▌S. Wainwright (R)

84th |

Senate: ▌I. Ives (R) * ▌H. Lehman (D)

House:

* ▌D. Reed (R)
* ▌E. Celler (D)
* ▌J. Taber (R)
* ▌C. Buckley (D)
* ▌S. Cole (R)
* ▌E. Keogh (D)
* ▌R. Gamble (R)
* ▌C. Kilburn (R)
* ▌A. Klein (R)
* ▌B. Kearney (R)
* ▌D. Taylor (R)
* ▌J. Rooney (D)
* ▌R. Gwinn (R)
* ▌H. Latham (R)
* ▌A. Powell (D)
* ▌F. Coudert (R)
* ▌K. Keating (R)
* ▌W. Riehlman (R)
* ▌K. St. George (R)
* ▌A. Multer (D)
* ▌Ja. Delaney (D)
* ▌I. Dollinger (D)
* ▌E. Kelly (D)
* ▌J. Donovan (D)
* ▌S. Fine (D)
* ▌W. Miller (R)
* ▌H. Ostertag (R)
* ▌E. Radwan (R)
* ▌E. Wharton (R)
* ▌W. Williams (R)
* ▌L. O'Brien (D)
* ▌F. Becker (R)
* ▌A. Bosch (R)
* ▌S. Derounian (R)
* ▌F. Dorn (R)
* ▌P. Fino (R)
* ▌L. Holtzman (D)
* ▌J. Pillion (R)
* ▌J. Ray (R)
* ▌S. Wainwright (R)
* ▌V. Anfuso (D)
* ▌I. Davidson (D‑L)
* ▌H. Zelenko (D)
* ▌J. Healey (D)

85th |

Senate: ▌I. Ives (R) * ▌J. Javits (R)

House:

* ▌D. Reed (R)
* ▌E. Celler (D)
* ▌J. Taber (R)
* ▌C. Buckley (D)
* ▌S. Cole (R)
* ▌E. Keogh (D)
* ▌C. Kilburn (R)
* ▌B. Kearney (R)
* ▌D. Taylor (R)
* ▌J. Rooney (D)
* ▌R. Gwinn (R)
* ▌H. Latham (R)
* ▌A. Powell (D)
* ▌F. Coudert (R)
* ▌K. Keating (R)
* ▌W. Riehlman (R)
* ▌K. St. George (R)
* ▌A. Multer (D)
* ▌Ja. Delaney (D)
* ▌I. Dollinger (D)
* ▌E. Kelly (D)
* ▌W. Miller (R)
* ▌H. Ostertag (R)
* ▌E. Radwan (R)
* ▌E. Wharton (R)
* ▌W. Williams (R)
* ▌L. O'Brien (D)
* ▌F. Becker (R)
* ▌A. Bosch (R)
* ▌S. Derounian (R)
* ▌F. Dorn (R)
* ▌P. Fino (R)
* ▌L. Holtzman (D)
* ▌J. Pillion (R)
* ▌J. Ray (R)
* ▌S. Wainwright (R)
* ▌V. Anfuso (D)
* ▌H. Zelenko (D)
* ▌J. Healey (D)
* ▌E. Dooley (R)
* ▌L. Farbstein (D)
* ▌A. Santangelo (D)
* ▌L. Teller (D)
* ▌H. Robison (R)

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