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[[File:2020 - Maplewood Williams (1922).JPG|right|thumb|350px|Gravestone of Thomas J. Williams and Anna Harman, (Williams family plot); inscription reads: ]] | [[File:2020 - Maplewood Williams (1922).JPG|right|thumb|350px|Gravestone of Thomas J. Williams and Anna Harman, (Williams family plot); inscription reads: ]] | ||
Williams was again selected as Charlottesville's fire chief in 1922. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=New Officers of Fire Department|url=http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2122577/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2122578/3210/2252.5/3/1/0|author=Staff Reports|pageno=1|printdate=August 8, 1922|publishdate=August 8, 1922|accessdate=August 7, 2016 from University of Virginia Library}}</ref> | |||
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Thomas J. Williams | ||
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Chief T. J. Williams, 1914 |
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Fire Chief
Charlottesville Fire Department |
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Electoral District | Department's officers | |
Term Start | 1853 | |
Biographical Information
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Date of birth | August 5, 1832 | |
Date of death | November 26, 1922 | |
Place of birth | Philadelphia, PA | |
Place of death | Charlottesville, VA | |
Spouse | Anna Harman (1840-1922) | |
Children | Charlie (1859) Rose Mrs. W. A. Gibson Katie Virginia (1866-1869) Stuart Randolph (1875-1902) |
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Residence | N. Second Street, West | |
Profession | Fire Chief, Charlottesville Fire Department |
Thomas J. Williams (1832 – 1922) was born in Philadelphia. Williams became Charlottesville’s Fire Chief in 1853, shortly after his arrival in town. He held the post until his death. Williams was one of the oldest fire chiefs in active service in the United States at the time of his death at age 90.
Williams was again selected as Charlottesville's fire chief in 1922. [1]
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- ↑ Web. New Officers of Fire Department, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, August 8, 1922, retrieved August 7, 2016 from University of Virginia Library. Print. August 8, 1922 page 1.