Charles K. Williams
Charles K. Williams | |
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State's Attorney of Rutland County, Vermont | |
In office 1814–1815 | |
Preceded by | Rollin Carolas Mallary |
Succeeded by | Rollin Carolas Mallary |
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Rutland Town, Vermont | |
In office 1820–1822 | |
Preceded by | Robert Pierpoint |
Succeeded by | Edmund Douglass |
In office 1814–1816 | |
Preceded by | James D. Butler |
Succeeded by | William Denison |
In office 1811–1812 | |
Preceded by | Chauncey Thrall |
Succeeded by | James D. Butler |
In office 1809–1810 | |
Preceded by | Ezekiel Porter |
Succeeded by | Chauncey Thrall |
Personal details | |
Born | Cambridge, Massachusetts | January 24, 1782
Died | March 9, 1853 Rutland, Vermont | (aged 71)
Political party | Whig |
Other political affiliations | Liberty |
Spouse | Lucy Langdon |
Children | 9 |
Education | Williams College |
Profession | Lawyer |
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Charles Kilbourne Williams (January 24, 1782 – March 9, 1853) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as
Biography
Williams was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Middlesex County to Samuel Williams and Jane Kilbourne Williams. He moved with his family to Rutland, Vermont in 1790. He graduated from Williams College in 1800. In 1834, he received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Middlebury.[1]
Williams was elected to the
He served as Rutland County State's Attorney from 1814 to 1815,[3] and as a justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1822 to 1823, succeeding William Brayton.[4] He was Vermont's US Collector of Customs from 1826 to 1829. In 1827 he was State Commissioner for common schools. He served as chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1834 to 1845.[5] Williams was the author of a precedent setting opinion on the unconstitutionality of legislative acts passed to nullify judicial decisions.
Williams ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Vermont in 1842 as an
He served as a Trustee of Middlebury College[7] and as President of the Williams College Alumni Association.
Family life
Williams married Lucy Green Langdon, and they had nine children together.
Williams was the son in law of Congressman Chauncey Langdon.[8]
Death
Williams died in Rutland on March 9, 1853, and is interred at Evergreen Cemetery in Rutland, Vermont.[9]
References
- ^ "Vermont Governor Charles Kilborn Williams". National Governors Association. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ "Williams, Charles Kilborn (1782-1853)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ "Rutland County Selected County Officials". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ "Justices of the Supreme Court". Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ "The History of Rutland County". Ancestry.com. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ "Governor of Vermont". NDDB. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ "HISTORY OF RUTLAND COUNTY". Middlebury College. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ "Langdon, Chauncey (1763-1830)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ "Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland". Vermont Old Cemetery Association. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
External links
- Charles K. Williams at Find a Grave
- The Political Graveyard
- National Governors Association
- The Official State Website of Vermont
- Ancestry.com: The History of Rutland County