Benjamin Williams (Vermont politician)

Benjamin Williams
Benjamin Williams
	Benjamin Williams in 1920's "Vermont: Its Government"
58th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
	In office; 1931–1933
Governor	Stanley C. Wilson
Preceded by	Stanley C. Wilson
Succeeded by	Charles M. Smith
Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
	In office; 1929–1931
Preceded by	Loren R. Pierce
Succeeded by	Edward H. Deavitt
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
	In office; 1929–1931
Preceded by	Guy H. Boyce
Succeeded by	Guy H. Boyce
Constituency	Proctor
	In office; 1917–1921
Preceded by	Redfield Proctor Jr.
Succeeded by	Claude I. Hunter
Constituency	Proctor
Personal details
Born	July 8, 1876; Fair Haven, Vermont
Died	February 11, 1957 (aged 80); Proctor, Vermont
Political party	Republican
Profession	Attorney; Banker; Businessman

Benjamin Williams (July 8, 1876 – February 11, 1957) was an American politician who served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and the 58th lieutenant governor of Vermont.

Life and career

Williams was born in Fair Haven, Vermont on July 8, 1876. He graduated from Norwich University and was an attorney, executive of the Vermont Marble Company, and President of the Proctor Trust Company.^[1]^[2]

A Republican, Williams served as Proctor's Town Clerk from 1906 to 1918. From 1906 to 1908 he was Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs (chief assistant) to Governor Fletcher D. Proctor.^[3]^[4]

Williams served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1917 to 1921. In 1920 he was elected to the Vermont State Senate, and served one term.^[5]

In 1928 he returned to the Vermont House, and was chosen to serve as Speaker.^[6]

In 1930 Williams was elected Lieutenant Governor, serving from 1931 to 1933.^[7]

Williams was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor in 1934, losing the Republican nomination to Charles M. Smith.^[8]

Williams died in Proctor on February 5, 1957.^[9] He was buried in Fair Haven's West Street Cemetery.^[10]

References

^ Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1931, page 556
^ The New London Day, Vermont's Lt. Governor to Attend Cadet Game, November 9, 1931
^ Walter J. Bigelow, Vermont: Its Government, 1919, page 109
^ Vermont general Assembly, Journal of the Vermont Senate, 1907, page 15
^ Vermont Bar Association, Annual Meeting Proceedings, 1957, page 64
^ Vermont Archives and Records Administration Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, Speakers of the Vermont House of Representatives Since 1870, 2011, page 6
^ Vermont Archives and Records Administration Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, List of Lieutenant Governors and terms of Service, 2011, page 2
^ Associated Press, Sen. Austin Renominated in Vermont: Smith Leads Williams for Governorship, Nashua Telegraph, September 12, 1934
^ New York Times, Benjamin Williams, Banker in Vermont, February 13, 1957
^ Anderson, Esther J., Proctor (VT) Town Clerk (February 13, 1957). "Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, entry for Benjamin Williams". Ancestry.com. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

Benjamin Williams at Find a Grave

Party political offices
Preceded by Stanley C. Wilson	Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1930	Succeeded by Charles Manley Smith
Political offices
Preceded by Loren R. Pierce	Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives 1929 – 1931	Succeeded by Edward H. Deavitt
Preceded by Stanley C. Wilson	Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1931 – 1933	Succeeded by Charles M. Smith

[1] Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1931, page 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, page 109

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

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

[6] Vermont Archives and Records Administration Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, Speakers of the Vermont House of Representatives Since 1870, 2011, page 6

[7] Vermont Archives and Records Administration Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, List of Lieutenant Governors and terms of Service, 2011, page 2

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

[9] New York Times, Benjamin Williams, Banker in Vermont, February 13, 1957

[10] Anderson, Esther J., Proctor (VT) Town Clerk (February 13, 1957). "Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, entry for Benjamin Williams". Ancestry.com. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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v t e Lieutenant governors of Vermont
Vermont Republic (1777–1791)	Marsh Carpenter Payne Spooner Marsh Olcott
State of Vermont (since 1791)	Hunt Brigham Chamberlain Brigham Cahoon Leland Olin Richards Egerton Jennison Camp Ranney Eaton Sargeant Pierpoint Converse Kittredge Kidder Fletcher Slade Martin Underwood Dillingham Gardner Thomas Hendee Dale Taft Hinckley R. Proctor Colton Barstow Pingree Ormsbee Fuller Woodbury Fletcher Stranahan Mansur Fisk Bates Allen Stanton Stearns Prouty Mead Slack Howe Darling Hulburd Stone A. Foote Billings Farnsworth Jackson Wilson Williams C. Smith Aiken Wills M. Proctor Emerson Arthur Johnson Bailey Stafford Babcock R. Foote Daley Hayes Burgess Burns Buckley Kunin P. Smith Dean Snelling Racine Dubie Scott Zuckerman Gray Zuckerman Rodgers (elect)
Italics indicate acting governor