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. ==References==