Myron B. Williams

Myron B. Williams (c. 1817 – December 7, 1884) was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was important in the establishment and early development of Watertown, Wisconsin, and represented Jefferson County in the Wisconsin State Senate during the 1st and 2nd legislatures (1848, 1849).

The Honorable
Myron B. Williams
Indiana Superior Court Judge for Marion County
In office
March 1877 – January 3, 1881
Appointed byJames D. Williams
Succeeded byL. C. Walker
District Attorney of Jefferson County, Wisconsin
In office
January 4, 1869 – January 6, 1873
Preceded byD. F. Weymouth
Succeeded byN. Steinaker
In office
January 5, 1863 – January 7, 1867
Preceded byHiram Barber Jr.
Succeeded byD. F. Weymouth
6th Mayor of Watertown, Wisconsin
In office
April 1860 – April 1862
Preceded byCalvin B. Skinner
Succeeded byWilliam M. Dennis
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 12th district
In office
June 5, 1848 – January 7, 1850
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPeter H. Turner
Personal details
Born1816 or 1817
Died(1884-12-07)December 7, 1884 (aged 67)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Resting placeCrown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana
Political partyDemocratic

Biography

Myron Williams settled at Watertown, Wisconsin, sometime in the 1840s, and was described as the second practicing lawyer in the village.[1] In 1848, in the first election for state officers after Wisconsin was admitted to the Union, Williams was elected to represent Jefferson County in the Wisconsin State Senate. Over the next 30 years, he would serve as a county supervisor, city councilmember, school board member, postmaster, mayor, and district attorney in Jefferson County.[1][2]

He moved to Indiana in the mid-1870s, where Governor James D. Williams appointed him Judge of the Marion County Superior Court in 1877, when an additional court was instituted by the legislature.[3] Williams served as the 1882 President of the Indianapolis Bar Association.[4] He died in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the age of 67, from inflammation of the bowels following a brief illness.[3][5]

References
  1. The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Western Historical Company. 1879. pp. 352, 436, 442, 447–448, 464. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  2. "Myron B. Williams". Watertown Historical Society. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  3. "Judge Myron B. Williams". Chicago Tribune. December 8, 1884. p. 3. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Our History". Indianapolis Bar Association. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  5. "General State News", Green Bay Advocate (December 18, 1884), p. 2.


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