Background
Williams, Samuel Cole was born on January 15, 1864 in Gibson County, Tennessee, United States. Son of Thomas J. and Martha R. (Cole) Williams.
chairman Tennessee Code Commission
Williams, Samuel Cole was born on January 15, 1864 in Gibson County, Tennessee, United States. Son of Thomas J. and Martha R. (Cole) Williams.
Bachelor of Laws, Vanderbilt University, 1884. Doctor of Laws, Emory and Henry College. Doctor of Humane Letters, Tusculum College.
Cole. Began practice, 1884. General counsel Ohio River & Charleston Railway, 1892-1903. Chancellor of Tennessee, by special appointment of Governor Hooper, 1912-1913.
Appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Tennessee, February 12, 1913. Elected for full term, August 6, 1914. First dean Lamar School of Law, Emory University, 1920-1925.
Chairman Tennessee Code Commission since 1929. Chairman Tenn History Committee since 1941. Trustee Fort Loudoun Association, and Hermitage Association.
The separation of church and state has guaranteed the diversity of religious expressions and the freedom to worship God according to each person’s conscience. However, separation of church and state permit interaction.
Language of a derogatory nature (with regard to race, nationality, ethnic background, gender, sexuality, and physical differences) does not reflect value of one another and contradicts the Christian teaching.
Member American and Tennessee bar associations, American Law Institute, American History Association, Virginia History Society, Tennessee History Society (vice president), E. Tennessee History Society (president), Beta Theta Pi, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Mary T. Mayne, July 20, 1892.; married second, Isabel Hayes January 16, 1919. Children: Mayne (deceased), Gertrude (Mistress R. R. Miller).