- Arnold Williams
Infobox Governor
name= Arnold Williams
caption=
order=21st
office= Governor of Idaho
term_start=November 17 ,1945
term_end=January 6 ,1947
lieutenant=A. R. McCabe
predecessor=Charles C. Gossett
successor=C. A. Robins
birth_date=birth date|1898|5|22|mf=y
birth_place=Fillmore,Utah
death_date=death date and age|1970|5|25|1898|5|22
death_place=Rexburg,Idaho
spouse=Luella Huskinson
profession=Dry cleaner
residence=Rexburg
party= Democrat
religion=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
footnotes=Arnold Williams (
May 22 ,1898 in Fillmore,Utah –May 25 ,1970 in Rexburg,Idaho ) served as Governor ofIdaho from 1945 until 1947.Williams was elected Idaho lieutenant governor in 1944. He became governor in November 1945 to finish the unexpired term of
Charles C. Gossett , who resigned and was subsequently appointed by Williams to theUnited States Senate seat left vacant by the death ofJohn W. Thomas . Williams became the state's firstMormon governor.Williams was the Democratic nominee for governor in 1946. He was defeated by Republican
C. A. Robins .Later Williams was elected
Secretary of State of Idaho , serving in that position from 1959 to 1966.Williams is buried in Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery in Idaho Falls.
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