Background
Williams, Sidney James was born on May 12, 1886 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Gavin Perry and Fannie (West) Williams.
Williams, Sidney James was born on May 12, 1886 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Gavin Perry and Fannie (West) Williams.
Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1908, C.E., 1915.
Assistant engineer Utah Gas & Coke Company, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1906-1907. Superintendent for R. B. Hartman, building contractor. Milwaukee, 1908-1913.
Engineer Industrial communications of Wisconsin, Madison, 1913-1918. Chief engineer National Safety Council, Chicago, 1918-1924, director of public safety division, 1924-1943, general manager, 1943-1945, assistant to president since 1945. Director of safety Federal Civil Works Administration, 1933-1934.
Consultant to various federal agencies. Beecroft Memorial Lecturer, Society Automotive Engineers, 1950. Chairman safety and industrial health advisory board, Atomic Energy Commission, since 1947.
Received C.I.T. Safety Foundation grand award for greatest contribution to public safety, 1938, Arthur Williams Memorial Award, 1954.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers, Institute Traffic Engineers, Society Automotive Engineers, Alpha Delta Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Margaret Frankenburger, September 6, 1909. Children: Dorothy Ann, Barbara.