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Draft:Fred Lincoln Williams

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Fred Lincoln Williams (May 31, 1879 – May 20, 1949)[1] was a justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri from 1917 to 1920.

Born in Putnam County, Indiana, Williams attended DePauw University and Indiana Law School.[1][2]

"engaged in practice of law, Joplin, Mo., 1903 to 13; commissioner of the Supreme Court, 1913-17; judge of the Supreme Court, 1917– Married, June 20, 1906, Miss Mary Ethel Jones, Shelbyville, Indiana".[2]

Williams was defeated for reelection to the court in 1920.[3]

"Former Judges of the Supreme Court". www.courts.mo.gov.

Williams died in University City, Missouri, after a short illness, at the age of 69.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Fred L. Williams Rites Tomorrow", The St. Louis Star and Times (May 21, 1949), p. 3.
  2. ^ a b DePauw University, Alumnal Record, DePauw University (1920), p. 191.
  3. ^ A. T. Edmonston, "Future Political Prognostications", The Democrat-Argus (November 23, 1920), p. 1.


Political offices
Preceded by Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court
1917–1920
Succeeded by


Category:Judges of the Supreme Court of Missouri


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