Brooklyn Eagle, Tuesday, February 24, 1942.
James Harvey William, 59, a former president of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and president of J. H. Williams & Co., manufacturer of drop forging, died in Doctors Hospital, Manhattan, yesterday after an illness of a few weeks. His home was at 1100 Park Ave., Manhattan.
Before moving to Manhattan several years ago, Mr. Williams lived in Brooklyn. He served as president of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce in 1921-22, and was a trustee of the Home for Aged Men. He was president since 1916 of the company which bore his name.
He was born in Brooklyn on March 22, 1882, a year before his father, the late James Harvey Williams, established the firm. The headquarters of the company was originally located in Brooklyn. Later the firm branched out to Chicago and Buffalo. In 1935 he was president of the American Supply and Machinery Manufacturers' Association. He also had been president of the American Drop Forging Institute, and a director of the New York State Economic Council.
His wife, Mrs. Jennet Blackwell Williams; two sons, James H. Williams and Blackwell Williams, and a sister, Miss Frances Williams, survive.
Funeral arrangements are private.
James Harvey William, 59, a former president of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and president of J. H. Williams & Co., manufacturer of drop forging, died in Doctors Hospital, Manhattan, yesterday after an illness of a few weeks. His home was at 1100 Park Ave., Manhattan.
Before moving to Manhattan several years ago, Mr. Williams lived in Brooklyn. He served as president of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce in 1921-22, and was a trustee of the Home for Aged Men. He was president since 1916 of the company which bore his name.
He was born in Brooklyn on March 22, 1882, a year before his father, the late James Harvey Williams, established the firm. The headquarters of the company was originally located in Brooklyn. Later the firm branched out to Chicago and Buffalo. In 1935 he was president of the American Supply and Machinery Manufacturers' Association. He also had been president of the American Drop Forging Institute, and a director of the New York State Economic Council.
His wife, Mrs. Jennet Blackwell Williams; two sons, James H. Williams and Blackwell Williams, and a sister, Miss Frances Williams, survive.
Funeral arrangements are private.
Brooklyn Eagle, Tuesday, February 24, 1942.
James Harvey William, 59, a former president of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and president of J. H. Williams & Co., manufacturer of drop forging, died in Doctors Hospital, Manhattan, yesterday after an illness of a few weeks. His home was at 1100 Park Ave., Manhattan.
Before moving to Manhattan several years ago, Mr. Williams lived in Brooklyn. He served as president of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce in 1921-22, and was a trustee of the Home for Aged Men. He was president since 1916 of the company which bore his name.
He was born in Brooklyn on March 22, 1882, a year before his father, the late James Harvey Williams, established the firm. The headquarters of the company was originally located in Brooklyn. Later the firm branched out to Chicago and Buffalo. In 1935 he was president of the American Supply and Machinery Manufacturers' Association. He also had been president of the American Drop Forging Institute, and a director of the New York State Economic Council.
His wife, Mrs. Jennet Blackwell Williams; two sons, James H. Williams and Blackwell Williams, and a sister, Miss Frances Williams, survive.
Funeral arrangements are private.
James Harvey William, 59, a former president of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and president of J. H. Williams & Co., manufacturer of drop forging, died in Doctors Hospital, Manhattan, yesterday after an illness of a few weeks. His home was at 1100 Park Ave., Manhattan.
Before moving to Manhattan several years ago, Mr. Williams lived in Brooklyn. He served as president of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce in 1921-22, and was a trustee of the Home for Aged Men. He was president since 1916 of the company which bore his name.
He was born in Brooklyn on March 22, 1882, a year before his father, the late James Harvey Williams, established the firm. The headquarters of the company was originally located in Brooklyn. Later the firm branched out to Chicago and Buffalo. In 1935 he was president of the American Supply and Machinery Manufacturers' Association. He also had been president of the American Drop Forging Institute, and a director of the New York State Economic Council.
His wife, Mrs. Jennet Blackwell Williams; two sons, James H. Williams and Blackwell Williams, and a sister, Miss Frances Williams, survive.
Funeral arrangements are private.
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