Williams was a probate court judge from 1857 to 1865 and a member of the Michigan Senate from 1866 to 1870 , serving as president pro tempore in 1869 . He was also a member of the State constitutional convention in 1867 , and a Michigan delegate to 1868 Republican National Convention . In 1871 , he was appointed by Governor Henry P. Baldwin to serve as a member of the State board for the supervisory control of the charitable , penal , and beneficiary institutions , which position he resigned upon his election to the U.S. Congress
1868 Republican National Convention
1868 Republican National Convention
William B. Williams (politician)