William Reid Williams | |
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United States Assistant Secretary of War | |
In office August 1, 1920 –March 27, 1921 | |
Appointed by | Woodrow Wilson |
Preceded by | Benedict Crowell |
Succeeded by | Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright |
Personal details | |
Born | 1866 |
Died | July 24, 1931 65) Richmond, Virginia | (aged
William Reid Williams (1866 - July 24, 1931) was the United States Assistant Secretary of War from 1920 to 1921. [1]
He was born in 1866. He was the United States Assistant Secretary of War from 1920 to 1921. He died on July 24, 1931 in Richmond, Virginia. [1]
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