Alfred Brockenbrough Williams

Background

Williams, Alfred Brockenbrough was born on January 10, 1856 in Hanover Company, Virginia, United States. Son of Robert Alfred and Elizabeth Marshall (Colston) Williams.

Education

Attended private schools until 14.

Career

Newspaperman, since 1876, and in that year accompanied General Wade Hampton in his famous campaign through South Carolina. Went to Liberia with sailing ship full of negro emigrants, 1878, as correspondent Charleston, South Carolina., News and Courier. Exposed the horrors of mismanagement and inefficiency and broke up the enterprise.

Foreign same paper, disguised as a tramp, wrote up the convict camp iniquities, 1879, and did much to destroy the leasing system there.

Editor Greenville (South Carolina.) News, 1880-1896. Worked for New York Advertiser and New York Times, 1896-1900.

Editor Richmond News, 1901. Editor-in-chief News Leader, Richmond, 1903-1910.

Editor-in-chief and part owner Morning Times and Evening World News, Roanoke, Virginia, and president Times Public Company, 1910-1915.

Owner and editor Richmond Evening Journal, 1915-1916. Chief editorial writer Roanoke World News. Now associate editor The Southern Churchman.

Sound Money Democrat.

Home: Washington, Distric.

Achievements

• Alfred Brockenbrough Williams has been listed as a noteworthy editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Mamie Young Bryce, April. Married second, Josephine (Gillenwater) Tighe, February 3, 1925. Children: Margaret Dandridge (Mistress P. G. Brown), Alfred Brockenbrough.

Father:

Robert Alfred Williams

Mother:

Elizabeth Marshall (Colston) Williams

Spouse:

Josephine

Spouse:

Mamie Young Bryce

child:

Margaret Dandridge Williams (Mistress P. G. Brown)

child:

Alfred Brockenbrough Williams