George Short Williams (October 21, 1877 – November 22, 1961) was an American office administrator and politician fromMillsboro inSussex County, Delaware. A member of theRepublican Party, Williams served one term as U.S. Representative from Delaware from 1939 to 1941. He previously served as Treasurer of Delaware.

Williams was born inOcean View, Delaware. He attended the public schools and Wilmington Conference Academy, inDover, Delaware, and graduated fromDickinson College, inCarlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1900.^[1][2] He married Helen Mary Heinzer and they had three children together.^[3]

Williams was a high school instructor inIronwood, Michigan, from 1902 until 1904. He then became engaged in the lumber business in Delaware and North Carolina from 1905 until 1923. He was also interested in banking. Williams was Mayor ofMillsboro, Delaware, from 1921 until 1927, Treasurer of the State of Delaware from 1929 until 1933, President of the State Board of Education from 1927 until 1934, and deputy Motor Vehicle Commissioner from 1935 until 1937. In 1940 he was a delegate to theRepublican National Convention.^[1][2]

Williams was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1938, defeating incumbent Democrat U.S. RepresentativeWilliam F. Allen. He served in the Republican minority in the76th Congress from January 3, 1939, until January 3, 1941, during the second administration of U.S. PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt, but lost his bid for a second term in 1940 to DemocratPhilip A. Traynor.^[1][2]

Subsequently, he was the Delaware Motor Vehicle Commissioner from 1941 until 1946 and then was an administrative aide to U.S. SenatorJohn J. Williams from 1947 until 1959.^[2]

Williams died at Millsboro, Delaware. He is buried in the Union Cemetery atGeorgetown, Delaware, located at South Race Street.^[1][3]

Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. The State Treasurer takes office the third Tuesday of January for a two-year term. U.S. Representatives take office January 3 and also have a two-year term.

• Carter, Richard B. (2001).Clearing New Ground, The Life of John G. Townsend, Jr. Wilmington, Delaware: The Delaware Heritage Press.ISBN 978-0-924117-20-6.

• 1877 births
• 1961 deaths
• People from Ocean View, Delaware
• Dickinson College alumni
• State treasurers of Delaware
• Burials in Sussex County, Delaware
• Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Delaware
• People from Millsboro, Delaware
• 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives

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