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George Short Williams

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Birth
Ocean View, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Death
22 Nov 1961 (aged 84)
Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Burial
Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware, USA Add to Map
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U.S. Congressman. He attended Wilmington Conference Academy, graduated from Dickinson College in 1900, and was an instructor at Ironwood High School Michigan (1902 to 1904). He engaged in the lumber business in Delaware and was Mayor of Millsboro, Delaware (1921 to 1927). He also was Delaware State Treasurer from 1929 to 1933, president of the Delaware State Board of Education (1927 to 1934), and deputy motor vehicle commissioner (1935 to 1937). In 1939, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth Congress, serving until 1941. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was the Delaware State Motor Vehicle Commissioner (1941 to 1946) and administrative assistant to Senator John J. Williams (1947 to 1959).
U.S. Congressman. He attended Wilmington Conference Academy, graduated from Dickinson College in 1900, and was an instructor at Ironwood High School Michigan (1902 to 1904). He engaged in the lumber business in Delaware and was Mayor of Millsboro, Delaware (1921 to 1927). He also was Delaware State Treasurer from 1929 to 1933, president of the Delaware State Board of Education (1927 to 1934), and deputy motor vehicle commissioner (1935 to 1937). In 1939, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth Congress, serving until 1941. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was the Delaware State Motor Vehicle Commissioner (1941 to 1946) and administrative assistant to Senator John J. Williams (1947 to 1959).

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith



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