Guinn Williams (politician)

Guinn Williams (born April 22, 1871 in Beuela , Calhoun County , Mississippi , †  January 9, 1948 in San Angelo , Texas ) was an American politician . Between 1922 and 1933 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1876, Guinn Williams came to Decatur , Texas with his parents . He attended the public schools of his new home and then studied commercial teaching at Transylvania College in Lexington ( Kentucky ). He then worked as a rancher and in other agricultural fields. He also got into the banking industry. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1898 and 1902 he was employed with the county government in Wise County as a county clerk . Between 1920 and 1922 he was a member of the Texas Senate .

After the death of Member of Parliament Lucian W. Parrish , Williams was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the by-election due for the 13th seat of Texas , where he took up his new mandate on May 22, 1922. After five re-elections, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1933 . From 1931 he headed the committee that dealt with the administration of the American territories. In 1932 Williams renounced another candidacy. The following year he became manager of the Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation in San Angelo, where he died on January 9, 1948.

Guinn Williams had at least one son, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams (1899–1962), who later starred in numerous western films.

Web links

• Guinn Williams in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Guinn Williams in the database of Find a Grave (English)