H. Martin Williams Scrapbook

Item — Box: SC155-WILL-001

Identifier: SC155-WILL

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Scope and Contents

This volume contains clippings from newspapers written by and about H. Martin Williams from various Missouri newspapers. The topics of the clippings include Williams’ writings on the single tax movement as well as poetry and biographical information.

Dates

Creation: 1889-1908

Creator

Williams, H. Martin (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions

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Biographical Note

H. Martin Williams was born on August 7, 1840 in Knox County, Ohio. A school teacher from the age of seventeen, he later became a lawyer and was actively involved in politics. A Democrat, Williams was a supporter of the single tax movement in his home state of Missouri and took part in the first Single Tax conference in New York City in 1890.