Biography of 	Edward G. Williams, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by 	Mike Miller September 2000

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Edward G. Williams, industrial chemist at New Orleans, is a recognized authority on the 
technical processes involved in cotton seed oil manufacture.

He was born at New Orleans, November 15, 1887, son of Edward A. and Marion (James) 
Williams.  His father, who died in 1918, was for nearly twenty years secretary of the 
Orleans Parish School Board.  The son was educated at New Orleans, attending the Boy's 
High School, and in 1908 graduated front Tulane University, where he specialized in 
chemistry.  For fifteen years his experience has made him familiar with many phases of 
industrial chemistry, though particularly with vegetable oil manufacturing.  From the point 
of view of the chemist he is also an expert on cotton seed oil crushing machinery.  Mr. 
Williams maintains a completely equipped laboratory for his work in the Title Guarantee 
Building, New Orleans.  His work is mainly along the lines of efficient control of vegetable 
oil manufacturing plants, particularly those producing cotton seed oil, peanut oil and 
cocoanut oil, he has been technical advisor on subjects of mechanical equipment for a 
number of such industrial plants over the South.  During the World war be erected at New 
Orleans a plant for the recovery of vegetable oils for glycerin and fats used for the 
manufacture of explosives, being given the entire responsibility of purchasing and 
installing the machinery, and superintending production in the plant.

Mr. Williams was instrumental in forming a special course in industrial chemistry in the 
night high school of New Orleans, primarily for the benefit of employees of local industrial 
plants.  For about eight years he taught this special course in chemistry.  He is a Fellow of 
the American Institute of Chemistry, a member of the American Chemical Society, is 
serving as referee chemist for the American Oil Chemist Society, is a member of the 
Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers Association, of the Louisiana Engineers Society, and of 
the Louisiana and University Clubs.

NOTE:  A signed photograph/painting accompanies this narrative in the referenced 
source.

A History of Louisiana, (vol. 2), p. 163, by Henry E. Chambers.  
Published by The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, 1925.