Ashton Hilliard Williams

Judge Ashton Hilliard Williams

Personal

Birthday:

8/15/1891

Birthplace:

Lake City, SC

Date of Death:

2/25/1962

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, South Carolina, 1914-1952
City councilman, Lake City, South Carolina, 1916, 1917
State representative, South Carolina, 1921-1922
State senator, South Carolina, 1923-1926
Member from South Carolina, Democratic National Executive Committee, 1948-1949

Education

Name of School:

University of South Carolina

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1912

Name of School - Second:

Georgetown University Law Center

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Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1915

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of South Carolina

President Nominating:

Harry S Truman

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

7/3/1952

Termination Date:

2/25/1962

Termination Reason:

Death