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Charles Kilbourne Williams (January 24, 1782March 9, 1853) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1834 to 1846 and as Governor of Vermont from 1850 to 1852. ==Biography== Williams was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Middlesex County to Samuel Williams and Jane Kilbourne Williams. He moved with his family to Rutland, Vermont in 1790. He graduated from Williams College in 1800 and earned an M.A. jointly from Williams and Middlebury Colleges and an LL.D. from Middlebury.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Vermont Governor Charles Kilborn Williams )〕 Williams was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives and served from 1809 to 1811. He served in the Vermont Militia as a Major during the War of 1812. He was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and became commander of a division. He was again elected to the Vermont House of Representatives and served from 1814 to 1815, 1820 to 1821 and in 1849.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Williams, Charles Kilborn (1782-1853) )〕 He served as Rutland County State's Attorney from 1814 to 1815,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Rutland County Selected County Officials )〕 and as Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1822 to 1824.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Justices of the Supreme Court )〕 He was Vermont's US Collector of Customs from 1825 to 1829. In 1827 he was State Commissioner for common schools. He served as Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1834 to 1846.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= The History of Rutland County )〕 Williams was the author of a precedent setting opinion on the unconstitutionality of legislative acts passed to nullify judicial decisions. Williams ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Vermont in 1842 as an abolitionist candidate. He served as President of the Council of Censors in 1848. Elected as a Whig, Williams served as Governor of Vermont from 1850 to 1852.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Governor of Vermont )〕 While in office, the ''Habeas Corpus'' Act was passed, showing the strong anti-slavery sentiments in Vermont. He did not seek reelection as Governor. He served as a Trustee of Middlebury College〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= HISTORY OF RUTLAND COUNTY )〕 and as President of the Williams College Alumni Association. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles K. Williams」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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