Frank M. Williams

For other people named Frank Williams, see Frank Williams (disambiguation).

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 from New York. He was New 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 at Oneida, New York, graduated from Syracuse 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.

Sources

[1] Political Graveyard (doubled entry)
[2] His appointments, in NYT on December 25, 1908
[3] The Rep. state convention, with short bios of the nominees, in NYT on September 28, 1912

Political offices
Preceded by Frederick Skene	New York State Engineer and Surveyor 1909–1910	Succeeded by John A. Bensel
Preceded by John A. Bensel	New York State Engineer and Surveyor 1915–1922	Succeeded by Dwight B. LaDu

New York State Engineers and Surveyors

Surveyors General	Schuyler • De Witt • Campbell • Holley • Jones • Halsey

State Engineers and Surveyors	Stuart • H C Seymour • McAlpine • (Bristol) • Ramsay • Clark • S Seymour • Richmond • Taylor • Goodsell • Richmond • Taylor • S Sweet • Van Buren • H Seymour • S Seymour • E Sweet • Bogart • Schenck • Adams • Bond • Van Alstyne • Skene • Williams • Bensel • Williams • LaDu • Finch

Persondata
Name	Williams, Frank Martin
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Date of birth	April 11, 1873
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Date of death	February 20, 1930
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