Biographical Sketch of Carroll R. WILLIAMS; Philadelphia Co., PA

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"Philadelphia, A History of the City and its People; A Record of 225 Years"
Publisher:  S. H. Clark; Philadelphia; 1912.     Vol. 3, page 82
Author, Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer
 
CARROLL R. WILLIAMS
 
     Carroll R. Williams comes of old Pennsylvania stock, being related to the 
Watsons, the Paxsons, the Walns, Newlins, Dawsons and Wilkinsons, familiar names 
in Pennsylvania history.  His parents were John S. Williams, of New Hope, Bucks 
county, Pennsylvania, and Rachel (Magill) Williams, now deceased.  Carroll R. 
Williams was born in Solebury township, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, on the 2d of 
August, 1858, and acquired his preliminary education in the public schools, 
after which he prepared for college in private schools in Lambertville, New 
Jersey.  His more advanced course was pursued in Swarthmore college, from which 
he was graduated with the class of 1877.  He afterward devoted one year to 
teaching in a private school in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and at the same time 
did his preliminary law reading preparatory to entering the law department of 
the University of Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated in the class of 
1880, having been registered as a law student with the Hon. D. Newlin Fell and 
Alfred Moore, both distinguished attorneys of the Pennsylvania bar.  Mr. 
Williams became associated in practice with Judge Edward W. Magill and with 
Judge G. Harry Davis.  He has come to be ranked with the prominent attorneys of 
Philadelphia because of his comprehensive understanding of the principles of 
jurisprudence and by reason of his correct application of the points in law and 
the points in litigation.  In the more intricate phases of the law as applied to 
corporations and other specialized fields he is well versed.  His time and 
attention have been concentrated entirely upon his law practice to the exclusion 
of other service of a public nature, save that he has served as school director 
and as a member of the common councils from the Twenty-fourth ward.

     In 1890 Mr. Williams married Miss Eleanor B. Palmer, of Baltimore, 
Maryland, and they have three children, a daughter and two sons.  The family 
residence is at No. 3306 Race street.  Mr. Williams is a member of the 
Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Friends and his social nature is manifest in his 
membership relations with the bucks county Country Club, the Philadelphia 
Country Club and the Union League of Philadelphia, his interest in scientific 
research, in his associations with the bucks County Historical Society, the 
Pennsylvania Historical Society and the Geographical Society of Philadelphia.  
In his political views he is an earnest republican, believing that in his 
advocacy of the party he supports the principles best calculated to conserve the 
general welfare.  In strictly professional lines he is identified with the 
Lawyer's Club and the Law Association of Philadelphia and, however, varied are 
his interests and activities he has always regarded the profession of the law as 
his real life work, giving it precedence to all other interests and projects 
which claim his time and attention.