Background
Williams, Henry Augustus was born on January 15, 1895 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Son of Robert and Alice Winslow (Ingham) Williams.
Williams, Henry Augustus was born on January 15, 1895 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Son of Robert and Alice Winslow (Ingham) Williams.
Bachelor of Arts, Newark Academy, 1912, Princeton, 1916. Student New York Law School, 1916-1917.
Admitted to New Jersey bar, 1920, and practiced in Paterson, New Jersey, 1920-1945. Secretary and counsel Dalzell Trucking Company, Paterson, 1923-1948. Secretary and treasurer (1923), editor-in-chief (1945), Call Printing and Publishing Company, became publisher and president, 1953 (pubisher Paterson Morning Call newspaper).
Elected to New Jersey Senate while under Constitutional age, admitted by special resolution, 1924.
Founder and treasurer Call Save-a-Child Fund. Vice president Young Men's Hebrew Association Music Foundation.
Appointed a commissioner of State Board Education, 1952. Enlisted in United States Army, April 1917, and served with American Expeditionary Forces, advancing from second to first lieutenant
France, 1918-1919. Received National Gold medal award for fire prevention, National Board Fire Underwriters, 1943.
Outstanding Citizen award, Paterson, 1947.
Member Disabled American Veterans, Veterans Foreign Wars, American Legion, Woodstock (New York) Art Association, New Jersey Press Association, American Society Newspaper. Clubs: Woodstock Country.
Married Peggy Dodds, January 23, 1933. Children: Maxine Harriet (by former marriage), Joan Carroll (adopted), Henry Alexander.