Ashton Hilliard Williams

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Ashton Hilliard Williams
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina
In office
July 3, 1952 –February 25, 1962
Appointed by Harry S. Truman
Preceded by Julius Waties Waring
Succeeded by Charles Earl Simons Jr.
Personal details
Born
Ashton Hilliard Williams

(1891-08-15)August 15, 1891
Lake City, South Carolina
DiedFebruary 25, 1962(1962-02-25) (aged 70)
Political party Democratic
Education University of South Carolina (A.B.)
Georgetown Law (LL.B.)

Ashton Hilliard Williams (August 15, 1891 – February 25, 1962) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina.

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Education and career

Born in Lake City, South Carolina, Williams received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of South Carolina in 1912 and a Bachelor of Laws from Georgetown Law in 1915. He was in private practice in South Carolina from 1914 to 1952. He was a member of the Lake City Council from 1916 in 1917. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1921 to 1922, and then of the South Carolina Senate from 1923 to 1926. He served on the Democratic National Executive Committee from South Carolina from 1948 to 1949. [1]

Lake City, South Carolina City in South Carolina, United States

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South Carolina State of the United States of America

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Federal judicial service

On June 17, 1952, Williams was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina vacated by Judge Julius Waties Waring. Williams was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 2, 1952, and received his commission on July 3, 1952. Williams served in that capacity until his death on February 25, 1962. [1]

Harry S. Truman 33rd president of the United States

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Julius Waties Waring was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina who played an important role in the early legal battles of the American Civil Rights Movement.

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References

  1. 1 2 Ashton Hilliard Williams at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

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Preceded by
Julius Waties Waring 		Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina
1952–1962		Succeeded by
Charles Earl Simons Jr.
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