- Frank M. Williams
Frank Martin Williams (
April 11 ,1873 Durhamville,Oneida County, New York -February 20 ,1930 Albany, New York ) was an American lawyer,civil engineer and politician fromNew York . He wasNew York State Engineer and Surveyor from 1909 to 1910, and from 1915 to 1922.Life
He graduated from
Colgate University in 1895. Then he studied law atOneida, New York , graduated fromSyracuse University College of Law in 1897, but did not practice. In 1898, he entered the Department of the State Engineer and rose through the ranks up to Resident Engineer.He was State Engineer and Surveyor from 1909 to 1910, and from 1915 to 1922, elected on the Republican ticket in 1908, defeated for re-eelection in 1910 and 1912 by Democrat
John A. Bensel , and elected again in 1914, 1916, 1918 and 1920.From 1911 to 1914, he was engaged in the construction of highways in
Ohio .He was buried at the Glenwood Cemetery in Oneida.
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* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams3.html] Political Graveyard (doubled entry)
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9F03EFD91739E333A25756C2A9649D946997D6CF] His appointments, in NYT on December 25, 1908
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9C04E2DF133CE633A2575BC2A96F9C946396D6CF] The Rep. state convention, with short bios of the nominees, in NYT on September 28, 1912
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