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Spencer Williams

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-08-1966 Republican Attorney General 2901840 Loss
 

Candidate Biography:

Spencer Mortimer Williams
Born: February 24, 1922 in Reading, Massachusetts
Married: Kathryn
Children: Pete, Spencer, Clark, Carol Garvey, Janice Williams, and Diane Quinn
Died: January 3, 2008 in Carmichael, CA

1951-1966: Deputy County Counsel, Santa Clara County
1960s: Secretary, California Human Relations Agency
1970: Primary Candidate for Attorney General (Lost)
1971-2002: Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of California
1982: Founder, Federal Judges Association