Benjamin Franklin Williams

Benjamin Franklin Williams
Texas State Representative from District 53 (Fort Bend and Waller Counties)
In office
January 13, 1885 – January 11, 1887 (died while in office)
Preceded byGeorge W. Wyatt
Succeeded byJames Wesson Parker
Texas State Representative from District 37 (Fort Bend, Waller, and Wharton Counties)
In office
January 14, 1879 – January 11, 1881
Preceded byHenry S. Sneed
Succeeded byGeorge W. Wyatt
Texas State Representative from District 25 (Colorado and Lavaca Counties)
In office
February 9, 1870 – January 14, 1873
Preceded byJosiah Shaw
Personal details
Born1819
Virginia, USA
Died1886
Resting placeKendleton, Fort Bend County, Texas
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCaroline Williams
ChildrenThomas Williams
Residence(s)Kendleton, Texas
OccupationClergyman

Benjamin Franklin Williams (1819–1886) was a Methodist minister and Republican politician who served three terms in the Texas Legislature, served as a delegate to two Texas Constitutional Conventions, and helped found the freedmen's community of Kendleton.