Mornay Williams

Background

Williams, Mornay was born on June 21, 1856 in New York City. Son of William R. (S.T.D., Doctor of Laws), and Mary Stevenson (Bowen) W.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Columbia (Phi Beta Kappa), 1878, Bachelor of Laws, 1880, Master of Arts, 1881.

Career

Admitted to New York bar, 1880, and practiced in New York City, specializing in estate business. Represented at various times estates of William B. Ogden, Samuel J. Tilden, Anna Ottendorfer, William Borden, et cetera Member Dixon, Goodwin & Williams, 1880-1887.

Dixon, Williams & Ashley, 1887-1893, Williams & Ashley, 1893-1898, alone 1898-1916.

Achievements

• Mornay Williams has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Board of Governors, Executive Committee West China Union University, Chengtu. Member board of managers American Bible Society, American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, National Conference Charities and Correction (Executive Committee 4 years), New York State Conference Charities and Correction (president 1909), New York Child Labor Committee, Saint David’s Society of New York (president). Member board directors New York Juvenile Asylum 23 years (president 1897-1910).

Connections

Married Helen Hope, June 21, 1886.

Father:

William R. Williams

Spouse:

Helen Hope