Background
Williams, Arthur Middleton was born on September 16, 1914 in Charleston, South Carolina. Son of Arthur Middleton and Katherine (Ward) Williams.
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Arthur Middleton Williams
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Bachelor of Science in Textile Chemistry, Clemson U., 1936; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Clemson U., 1985; Juris Doctor magna cum laude, University of Southern California, 1942; Doctor of Laws (honorary), University South Carolina., 1981; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Benedict College, 1990.
Career
Joined, United States Army, 1936;
served in cavalry, United States Army, until 1938;
transferred to inactive duty, 1938-1942;
active duty with armored forces, 1942-1943;
retired, 1943;
practice law, Columbia, South Carolina., 1943-1944;
with, South Carolina. Electric & Gas Company, Columbia, 1944-1982;
senior vice president, South Carolina. Electric & Gas Company, 1961-1966;
president, South Carolina.
Electric & Gas Company, 1966-1977;
chief Executive officer, South Carolina. Electric & Gas Company, 1967-1979;
Chairman of the Board, South Carolina. Electric & Gas Company, 1977-1982;
chairman emeritus, South Carolina.
Electric & Gas Company, since 1982;
also director emeritus, South Carolina. Electric & Gas Company. Teacher law Law School University of Southern California, 1947-1950, 81-84, lecturer history department, since 1989.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman South Carolina. Employment Security Commission Merit System Council, 1950-1956. Member Governor South Carolina.
Fiscal Survey Commission, 1955, South Carolina. Commission Human Affairs,1971-1975, Southern governments Conference Peacetime Uses Nuclear Energy, 1955-1959. Member Executive Committee Southern Interstate Nuclear Board, 1959-1963.
Secretary South Carolina. Nuclear Energy and Space Commission, 1962-1963. Member board school commissioner District 1, Richland County, South Carolina., 1958-1971.
Member University of Southern California Business Partnership Foundation, president, 1969-1971. Member University of Southern California Law Partnership Board, president, since 1981. Member Carolina Research and Development Foundation, University of Southern California, president, since 1980.
Member Executive Committee Ednl. Foundation, University of Southern California. Member president's national advisory council University of Southern California.
Member Governor's Mansion Foundation. Board directors United Fund Community Services, Columbia and Richland County, 1955-1958, president, 1956. Board directors Richland County chapter American Red Cross, 1945-1948, Family Welfare Association Richland County, 1950-1955, Columbia United Service Organizations, 1948-1951.
Board directors Carolinas United, 1959-1962, Executive Committee, 1959-1962. Trustee Porter Gaud School, Charleston, 1966-1968, ConverseColl., 1971-1975, Benedict College, 1979-1990, Voorhees College, 1985-1986. Board directors South Carolina.
Episcopalian Retirement Community at Still Hopes, since 1985, Chairman.bd. directors 1986-1988. Member South Carolina. Bar Association (Vice-President 5th judicial circuit 1954), American Bar Association, Richland County Bar Association, Columbia Chamber of Commerce of C. (director 1951-1957, 61-64, president 1955, national.counselor 1956), South Carolina.
Chamber of Commerce (director 1963-1966, president 1968, chairman 1969), Edison Electric Institute (director 1973-1976, 78-81), Southeastern ElectricExchange (president 1970-1971, director 1966-1979), National Association of Manufacturers (director 1970-1973), Phi BetaKappa, Scabbard and Blade, Blue Key, Phi Psi, Beta Gamma Sigma, Sigma Nu (Centennial award 1969).
Connections
Married Katherine Murphy, November 4, 1943. Children: Katherine Elizabeth Williams Mahon, Patricia LaBruce Williams Boykin, Elizabeth Middleton.
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Religion
Episcopalian