Millsboro Cemetery, at Millsboro. He was a member of the Methodist Church, the Freemasons, and the Shriners. During his career in the U.S. Senate, Williams was called the "Lonewolf Investigator," "Watchdog of the Treasury," "Honest John," "Mr. Integrity," and most often, "the Conscience of the Senate." The section of Delaware Route 24 between Millsboro and Midway is named the John J. Williams Highway in his honor. Almanac Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. U.S. Senators are popularly elected and take office January 3 for a six-year term. Notes References Images Political and Historical Figures Portrait Gallery; Portrait courtesy of Historical and Cultural Affairs, Dover. External links Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Delaware’s Members of Congress Find a Grave The Political Graveyard |- 1904 births 1988 deaths People from Millsboro, Delaware Delaware Republicans Burials in Sussex County, Delaware Republican Party United States senators from Delaware 20th-century American politicians American United Methodists 20th-century Methodists