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JOSEPH L. WILLIAMS
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JOSEPH L. WILLIAMS, one of the leading business men of Bayonne,
Hudson County, is the son of Jacob B. and Margaret E. (Morrison) Williams,
and was born in Pittsburg, Pa., on the 20th of April, 1864. His parents
were both born and married in that city, and through several generations
inherit those sturdy characteristics which have marked their lives.
The public schools of Pittsburg furnished the early educational advantages which Mr. Williams enjoyed and upon which he laid the foundations
of his career. Subsequentli he pursued a thorough preparatory course at
the college in his native city, and then accepted a position as agent of the
Allegheny Railroad of Pennsylvania in Pittsburg. Afterward he became
bookkeeper of the Ocean Oil Company in his native city.
In 1881 he removed to Bayonne, Hudson County, N. J., where he engaged in the coal and contracting business with marked success. Four years later, however, he sold out this business and established himself as a truckman and liveryman, in which business be is still actively and successfully engaged. He is also Superintendent of the Kill von Kull Ice Company, of Bayonne. Mr. Williams has achieved success in every business enterprise. He is esteemed for those qualities which distinguish the successful man and enjoys the confidence of all who know him. In politics he is an ardent Republican, and in a quiet way has rendered efficient service to his party and community. For a number of years he was Secretary of the Board of Trade of Bayonne. He is a member of the Newark Bay Boat Club and of the First Methodist Church of Bayonne, and is actively identified with the best interests of the community.
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