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

Life

He was born on August 11, 1884, in

Brookfield, New York Brookfield is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 2,403 at the 2000 census. The Town of Brookfield is located in the southeastern part of the county. The county agricultural fair is held here every year. Histo ...

. He moved to Cassville in 1891. He was a salesman with

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from 1907 to 1910. Williams was a member of the

New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Assem ...

(Oneida Co., 2nd D.) in 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939–40, 1941–42 and 1943. He was Sheriff of

Oneida County, New York Oneida County is a county in the state of New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 232,125. The county seat is Utica. The name is in honor of the Oneida, one of the Five Nations of the Iroquois League or ''Haudenos ...

from 1944 to 1951. He was elected as a

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to the 82nd, 83rd, 84th and

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es, 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 The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress since the Civil Rights Act of 1875. The bill was passed by the 85th United States Congress and signed into law by President Dwigh ...

. He died on May 9, 1972, in

Cassville, New York Cassville is a hamlet in Oneida County, New York, United States. Cassville is situated on and adjacent to New York State Route 8 in the town of Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 ...

; and was buried at the Sauquoit Valley Cemetery in Clayville.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, William R 1884 births 1972 deaths People from Oneida County, New York New York (state) sheriffs Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) People from Brookfield, New York 20th-century American legislators