Ransome Judson Williams

Ransome Judson Williams
102nd Governor of South Carolina
In office January 2, 1945 – January 21, 1947
Lieutenant	Vacant
Preceded by	Olin D. Johnston
Succeeded by	Strom Thurmond
75th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office January 19, 1943 – January 2, 1945
Governor	Olin D. Johnston
Preceded by	Joseph Emile Harley
Succeeded by	George Bell Timmerman, Jr.
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Marion County
In office January 13, 1931 – January 10, 1933
Personal details
Born	Ransome Judson Williams January 4, 1892 Cope, South Carolina
Died	January 7, 1970 (aged 78)
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Virginia Allen
Children	2
Alma mater	Medical University of South Carolina
Profession	Pharmacist, politician
Religion	Baptist

Ransome Judson Williams (January 4, 1892 – January 7, 1970) was the 102nd Governor of South Carolina from 1945 to 1947.

Born in Cope, South Carolina, he graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and became employed as a pharmacist. He married Virginia Faith Allen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Isham Allen, on October 11, 1916. His political career began when he was first elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives and served from 1931 to 1932. In 1943, he was elected the 75th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina and when Olin Johnston resigned from the Governorship in 1945, Williams became the 102nd Governor of South Carolina.

Williams sought re-election in 1946, but never had much popular support and finished a distant third to the eventual winner, Strom Thurmond. After the end of his term in 1947, he served as a trustee for numerous state colleges and died on January 7, 1970.

External links

• SCIway Biography of Ransome Judson Williams
• NGA Biography of Ransome Judson Williams