George S. Williams

Short George Williams ( born October 21, 1877 in Ocean View, Delaware, † November 22, 1961 in Millsboro, Delaware ) was an American politician. Between 1939 and 1941 he represented the State of Delaware in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

George Williams attended the public schools of his home and then the Wilmington Conference Academy in Dover. Then he studied until 1900 at Dickinson College in Carlisle (Pennsylvania). Between 1902 and 1904, Williams worked as a teacher at Ironwood High School in Michigan and from 1905 to 1923 he was in Delaware and North Carolina in the wood working business. At the same time he was also active in the banking business.

Williams was a member of the Republican Party. Between 1921 and 1927 he was mayor of Millsboro; 1929 to 1933 he served as Minister of Finance ( Treasurer ) of Delaware. In the years 1927-1934 he was also a member of the Education Committee of the State. After that, he was from 1935 to 1937 Deputy State Commissioner for motor vehicle traffic ( Deputy Commissioner of Motor Vehicle ). In 1940, Williams attended the Republican National Convention as a delegate.

In 1938, he was against the Democratic incumbent William F. Allen in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC selected. There he was able to complete a legislative period between January 1939 and January 3, 1941 3. In the 1940 elections he was defeated Philip A. Traynor. Between 1941 and 1946 Williams was commissioner for the vehicle traffic in Delaware. He then worked from 1947 to 1959 on the staff of U.S. Senator John J. Williams. George Williams died on November 22, 1961 in Millsboro and was buried in Georgetown.

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