Biography

06/23/1859 - 02/17/1948

George Wallace Williams (R25) McKean, Potter and Tioga Counties 1907-1908 

Early Life:

George Wallace Williams, born June 23, 1859, Tioga, Tioga County, Pennsylvania; son of Joseph and Elizabeth Tabor Williams; Wellsboro High School; hemlock and hard wood dealer; vice-president, Tioga County Savings and Trust Company; president, Savings Building and Loan Association of Wellsboro; married Ida A Horton, 1883, children, Clinton Tabor Williams, Joseph Horton Williams; elected, burgess, Wellsboro; elected, council, Wellsboro; elected, auditor, Wellsboro; school director, Wellsboro public schools; elected, Republican, Special Election, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1907-1908; Republican Presidential Elector, 1908; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1911-1934; president, Wellsboro Water Company; died, February 17, 1948 (aged 88), Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania; interment, Wellsboro Cemetery, Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.  

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, burgess, Wellsboro; elected, council, Wellsboro; elected, auditor, Wellsboro; school director, Wellsboro public schools. 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, Special Election, 25th district, McKean, Potter and Tioga Counties, 1907-1908; vacancy, death, Myron Matson, 1906; committee assignments, Banks and Building and Loan Associations, Exposition Affairs, Game and Fisheries, Library, Municipal Affairs, Public Health and Sanitation, Public Supply of Light, Heat and Water.

Republican Presidential Elector, 1908.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1911-1934; not a candidate for reelection, 1934.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Legacy:

Honorary President, Tioga Historical Society. 

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members W". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

The Pennsylvania Manual, (1908). Miller, H.P., (Compiler). Baker, W.H., (Assistant Compiler). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 909, 915-917, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 889. 

Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) Wednesday, February 18, 1948, page 6.

George Wallace Williams (1859-1948) - Find a Grave Memorial