Benjamin Williams (politician, 1876)

Benjamin Williams

Benjamin Williams (born July 8, 1876 in Fair Haven , Vermont , † February 11, 1957 in Proctor , Vermont) was an American lawyer and politician who was Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1931 to 1933 .

Life

Williams was born in Fair Haven, Vermont. He graduated from Norwich University and subsequently worked as a lawyer, director of the Vermont Marble Company, and president of the Proctor Trust Company .

As a member of the Republican Party of Vermont, Williams was town clerk of Proctor from 1906 to 1918 , and from 1906 to 1908 secretary for civil and military affairs for the governor of Vermont Fletcher D. Proctor .

Williams was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1917 to 1921 . In 1920 he was elected to the Vermont Senate for a term .

In 1928 he returned to the House of Representatives and was elected Speaker of the House.

He won the election for lieutenant governor in 1930. His term lasted from 1931 to 1933. The Republican nomination for governor in 1934 he lost to Charles M. Smith .

Williams died in Proctor on February 5, 1957. His grave is in Fair Haven's Cedar Grove Cemetery.

Web links

Benjamin Williams in the database of Find a Grave (English)

Individual evidence

^ Vermont Secretary of State , Vermont Legislative Directory, 1931, 556
^ The New London Day , Vermont's Lt. Governor to Attend Cadet Game, November 9, 1931
^ Walter J. Bigelow , Vermont: Its Government, 1919, 109
^ Vermont general Assembly , Journal of the Vermont Senate, 1907, 15
^ Vermont Bar Association , Annual Meeting Proceedings, 1957, p. 64
↑ Vermont Archives and Records Administration ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Speakers of the Vermont House of Representatives since 1870, 2011, page 6 @1@ 2

↑ Vermont Archives and Records Administration ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , List of Lieutenant Governors and terms of Service, 2011, 2 @1@ 2

^ Associated Press , Sen. Austin Renominated in Vermont: Smith Leads Williams for Governorship, Nashua Telegraph, Sept. 12, 1934

^ New York Times , Benjamin Williams, Vermont Banker, Feb. 13, 1957

^ Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, entry for Benjamin Williams, accessed June 13, 2012

personal data
SURNAME	Williams, Benjamin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	July 8, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH	Fair Haven , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH	February 11, 1957
Place of death	Proctor , Vermont

[1] Vermont Secretary of State , Vermont Legislative Directory, 1931, 556

[2] The New London Day , Vermont's Lt. Governor to Attend Cadet Game, November 9, 1931

[3] Walter J. Bigelow , Vermont: Its Government, 1919, 109

[4] Vermont general Assembly , Journal of the Vermont Senate, 1907, 15

[5] Vermont Bar Association , Annual Meeting Proceedings, 1957, p. 64

[6] Vermont Archives and Records Administration ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Speakers of the Vermont House of Representatives since 1870, 2011, page 6 @1@ 2

[7] Vermont Archives and Records Administration ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , List of Lieutenant Governors and terms of Service, 2011, 2 @1@ 2

[8] Associated Press , Sen. Austin Renominated in Vermont: Smith Leads Williams for Governorship, Nashua Telegraph, Sept. 12, 1934

[9] New York Times , Benjamin Williams, Vermont Banker, Feb. 13, 1957

[10] Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, entry for Benjamin Williams, accessed June 13, 2012