Samuel Walker Williams
Samuel W. Williams | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the Pulaski, Wythe, Bland and Giles Counties district | |
| In office December 2, 1885 – December 3, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel H. Newberry |
| Succeeded by | G.W. Easley |
| 21st Attorney General of Virginia | |
| In office February 1910 – February 1910 | |
| Preceded by | William Alexander Anderson |
| Succeeded by | John Garland Pollard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | circa 1848 Leatherwood plantation, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| Died | 1921 (aged 72–73) Bland County, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Maggie Grayson Ms. Henry |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
| Profession | Lawyer, judge, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States |
| Branch/service | Virginia Militia Confederate States Army |
| Rank | private (CSA) |
| Unit | 5th Virginia Cavalry |
Samuel Walker Williams (1848 – 1921) became a Virginia lawyer, Commonwealth attorney for Bland County and judge after serving as a Confederate soldier and before defeating fellow former Confederate but Readjuster Samuel H. Newberry to serve as a Democrat in the Virginia Senate[1] and decades later as Attorney General of Virginia. Williams unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 1896. The library at Virginia Tech holds his papers.[2]
References
- ^ Cynthia Miller Leonard, The Virginia General Assembly 1619-1978 (Richmond: Virginia State Library 1978) pp. 543, 547
- ^ https://aspace.lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/1438