Preceded by George W. Wyatt Preceded by Josiah Shaw Succeeded by George W. Wyatt Died 1886 | Preceded by Henry S. Sneed Name Benjamin Williams Succeeded by James Wesson Parker Spouse(s) Caroline Williams | |
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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