Background
Williams, Franklin Hall was born on October 22, 1917 in Flushing, New York, United States. Son of Arthur Lee and Alinda (Lowry) Williams.
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Williams, Franklin Hall was born on October 22, 1917 in Flushing, New York, United States. Son of Arthur Lee and Alinda (Lowry) Williams.
AB, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, 1941. Juris Doctor, Fordham University, 1945.
Assistant special counsel national office, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1945-1950; West Coast regional director, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1950-1959; director university, private and international organization division, Peace Corps, 1961-1962; director African Regional Office, Peace Corps, 1963; United States representative, Economic and Social Council (of the United Nations) of United Nations, 1964-1965; United States ambassador to Ghana,, 1965-1968; director Urban Center,, Columbia University, New York City, 1968-1970; president, Phelps-Stokes Fund, New York City, 1970-1990. Board directors Chemical Bank, New York City, U.R.S. Inc., Consolidated Edison, Inc., Borden, Inc., American Stock Exch.
Chairman New York State advisory committee to the United States Civil Rights Commission. Board directors Spencer Foundation, American Civil Liberties Union, New York City Opera, Council Foreign Relations, National Newspaper Council, Resources for Future. Chairman board trustees Barnes Foundation, Lincoln University.
Chairman New York State Judicial Commission on Minorities, 1987. Member Fordham University Alumni Association, Century Association.
Married Shirley Broyard, May 27, 1944. Children: Franklin Hall Junior, Paul Anatole.