Ransome Judson Williams

72nd Governor of the State of South Carolina 1945 to 1947

Date Born: January 4, 1892

Date Died: January 7, 1970

Place Born: Cope, SC (Orangeburg County)

Place Buried: Unknown

Residence: Unknown

Occupation: Pharmacist


Medical College of South Carolina - Charleston, SC

South Carolina House of Representatives, 1931-1932
Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1943-1945

On January 2, 1945, Williams succeeded to office following the resignation of Governor Olin D. Johnston

Williams served as a Trustee of Coker College, the Medical College of South Carolina, the University of South Carolina, and The Citadel


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