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Robert Lee Williams
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1919–1937
Robert Lee Williams , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Robert Lee Williams (December 20, 1868 – April 10, 1948) was an American lawyer, judge, and the third governor of Oklahoma. Williams played a role in the drafting of the Oklahoma Constitution and served as the first Oklahoma Supreme Court chief justice.
Education
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- Southern UniversityB.A., 1892
- Southern UniversityM.A., 1894
Career
Private practice, Troy, Alabama, 1891-1893; Private practice, Durant and Atoka, Indian Territory, 1896-1898; City attorney, Durant, Indian Territory, 1899; Chief justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma, 1907-1914; Governor, Oklahoma, 1915-1919
Biography
Robert Lee Williams (December 20, 1868 – April 10, 1948) was an American lawyer, judge, and the third governor of Oklahoma. Williams played a role in the drafting of the Oklahoma Constitution and served as the first Oklahoma Supreme Court chief justice.
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