Fresno County Biographies

A. C. WILLIAMS

Submitted by Kathy Sedler

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A. C. WILLIAMS
a tried and faithful servant in the government of Fresno County, is a native of 
the Golden State.  He was born in Vacaville, Solano County, in 1857, his parents 
being among the pioneers who came to this State in 1852.  Young Williams was 
educated in the common schools, with a finishing course, in 1873, at the 
California Baptist College, Vacaville.
       Reared on a farm he engaged in agricultural pursuits for himself in 
1874, in Fresno County, giving his attention to raising wheat, that being before 
the fruit industry was started.  A year later, however, he went to Colusa 
County, and was variously employed until 1879, when he returned to Fresno and 
received the appointment of Deputy County Clerk, under A. M. Clark.  He 
continued in that position until 1884, then being elected to fill the office.  
He has since been re-elected at each succeeding election down to the present 
time, 1890.  When he first entered this office its work was very light; now it 
ranks fourth in importance in the State.  He formerly performed all the work; 
now he employs four deputies.
        Mr. Williams was married in Fresno in 1885, to Miss Mattie Thomas, 
and their household is brightened by one child, Clara, four years of age.
        Mr. Williams is a Mason and a member of Fresno Lodge, Trigo Chapter 
and Fresno Commandery, Knights Templar.
 
Memorial and Biographical History of the counties of Fresno, Tulare and Kern, California
Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1892  p 292-293