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Thomas Sutler Williams (Federal judge)

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Thomas Sutler Williams
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Prior offices:
U.S. Court of Claims
Years in office: 1929 - 1940
Personal
Birthplace
Louisville, IL

Thomas Sutler Williams (1872-1940) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Claims.

Williams was nominated to the Court of Claims by President Herbert Hoover. He was commissioned on November 11, 1929, and served until his death on April 5, 1940.[1]

Education

  • Austin College, Effingham, Illinois, 1896

Professional career

  • Private practice, Louisville, Illinois, 1896-1915
  • City attorney, Louisville, Illinois, 1897-1899
  • Member, Illinois House of Representatives, 1899-1901
  • Mayor, Louisville, Illinois, 1907-1909
  • Prosecuting attorney, Clay County, Illinois, 1908-1915
  • U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1915-1929

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