G. Edward Williams | |
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![]() c. 1917 | |
Member of the
Mississippi Senate from the 12th district | |
In office January 1916 – January 1918 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1885 |
Died | August 17, 1940 Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 54–55)
Political party | Democratic |
G. Edward Williams (1885 – August 17, 1940) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. [1] [2]
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]
G. Edward Williams | |
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![]() c. 1917 | |
Member of the
Mississippi Senate from the 12th district | |
In office January 1916 – January 1918 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1885 |
Died | August 17, 1940 Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 54–55)
Political party | Democratic |
G. Edward Williams (1885 – August 17, 1940) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. [1] [2]
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]