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Benjamin Franklin Williams

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Preceded by
  
George W. Wyatt

Preceded by
  
Josiah Shaw

Political party
  
Republican Party

Succeeded by
  
George W. Wyatt

Died
  
1886


Preceded by
  
Henry S. Sneed

Name
  
Benjamin Williams

Succeeded by
  
James Wesson Parker

Spouse(s)
  
Caroline Williams

Resting place
  
Kendleton

Benjamin Franklin Williams (1819 - 1886) was a Methodist minister and Republican politician who served three terms in the Texas Legislature. Born into slavery in Virginia in 1819, he was brought to Texas in 1859. After the American Civil War, he became active in the Republican Party. He was active in the Union League in Texas, serving as Vice President. He was then a delegate to the Texas State Constitutional Convention of 1868-69 that gave African-American males the right to vote in Texas. He was first elected to the legislature in 1869, representing Colorado County.

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