Background
Williams, Ben Franklin was born on August 12, 1929 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of Ben Franklin and Dorothy (Whitaker) Williams.
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Ben Franklin Williams
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Bachelor, U. Arizona, 1951; Juris Doctor, U. Arizona, 1956.
Career
With, Board Immigration Appeals, Department Justice, 1957; with, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1959; private practice, Tucson, Arizona, since 1956; city attorney, Douglas and Tombstone, 1962; attorney Mexican consul, 1960; mayor of, Douglas, 1980-1988. Board directors Arizona Public Service Company, University Medical Center Corporation.
Achievements
Membership
President Arizona League Cities and Towns, president Douglas School Board, 1963, 69, 70. Member board Arizona Department Economics Planning and Development. Board directors Arizona-Mexico Commission, Arizona Academy (Town Hall), Merabank & Arizona Public Service Company.
Ward committeeman Douglas Republican Committee, 1962. Served to First lieutenant Army of the United States, 1951-1953. Member American Bar Association, International Bar Association, Arizona Bar Association (treasurer 1963), CochiseCounty Bar Association (president 1959), Pima County Bar Association, American JudicatureSoc., U. Arizona Law College Association (director), Arizona History Society (director), Sigma Nu, Phi Delta Phi, Blue Key.
Connections
Married Daisy Federighi, June 2, 1951. Children: Elizabeth Lee, Diane Marie, Katherine Ann, BenjaminFranklin III.
