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John Langbourne Williams

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John Langbourne Williams

Birth
Death
11 Feb 1915 (aged 82)
Burial
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Married to Maria Ward Skelton Williams. In two generations they produced 62 offspring and in-laws. He graduated from U.Va. in 1851. For the Confederate Government he was a fiscal agent.

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Banker. Son of John and Sianna A. (Dandridge) Williams. A.M., Univ. of Va, 1851; D. Lit. Washington and Lee Univ. 1908. Practiced law, and in 1858, became a banker. After the war, he established the house of John L. Williams & Sons; firm helped refunding of debt of S. C., established Ga. Ry., and Seaboard Air Line. Contributed for years weekly philospphical observations to Richmond journals. Vice-Pres. Am. Bible Soc. for Va.; pres. Richmond Male Orphan Soc.. Hon. Member Phi Beta Kappa (William and Mary College). Married Marie Ward Skelton, of Virginia in 1864. Address: Richmond, Va.

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Married to Maria Ward Skelton Williams. In two generations they produced 62 offspring and in-laws. He graduated from U.Va. in 1851. For the Confederate Government he was a fiscal agent.

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Banker. Son of John and Sianna A. (Dandridge) Williams. A.M., Univ. of Va, 1851; D. Lit. Washington and Lee Univ. 1908. Practiced law, and in 1858, became a banker. After the war, he established the house of John L. Williams & Sons; firm helped refunding of debt of S. C., established Ga. Ry., and Seaboard Air Line. Contributed for years weekly philospphical observations to Richmond journals. Vice-Pres. Am. Bible Soc. for Va.; pres. Richmond Male Orphan Soc.. Hon. Member Phi Beta Kappa (William and Mary College). Married Marie Ward Skelton, of Virginia in 1864. Address: Richmond, Va.

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