G. Edward Williams

G. Edward Williams
c. 1917
Member of the Mississippi Senate
from the 12th district
In office
January 1916 – January 1918
Personal details
Born1885 (1885)
DiedAugust 17, 1940(1940-08-17) (aged 54–55)
Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

G. Edward Williams (1885 – August 17, 1940) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician.[1][2]

Biography

G. Edward Williams was born in 1885.[3] He received a B. S. degree from Mississippi College in 1905.[4] In 1915, Williams was elected to represent the 12th District in the Mississippi State Senate, as the Hinds and Warren Counties floater representative.[1][2][5] He was a resident of Jackson, Mississippi, at the time.[1] After his district was redistricted in the middle of the term, George Anderson of Vicksburg was elected, but Williams contested his seat due to being "legislated out of office".[6] Williams moved to Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1920, where he served as a chancery judge for several years.[7] On August 17, 1940, Williams was driving his car, when it was struck by another car; he died of a cerebral hemorrhage at the Dr. I. W. Barrett Clinic in Clarksdale 30 minutes later.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 748, 771.
  2. ^ a b "G. Edward Williams". Vicksburg Evening Post. 1915-09-07. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  3. ^ Martindale's American Law Directory. Martindale's American law directory, Incorporated. 1921. p. 419.
  4. ^ College, Mississippi (1922). General Bulletin. The College. p. 150.
  5. ^ Office, Mississippi Attorney-General's (1917). Biennial Report of the Attorney-General of the State of Mississippi ... Authority. p. 87.
  6. ^ "Judge Anderson's Seat is Contested". Vicksburg Evening Post. 1917-09-25. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  7. ^ a b "Obituary for G. Edward WILLIAMS". Clarion-Ledger. 1940-08-21. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-09-03.