T. J. WILLIAMS.
Chief of Fire Depatment.
This gentleman has been identified
with the public affairs of this city
nearly all his life. It was he who
half a century back, long before the
Civil War had disturbed the peace
and tranquility of the nation, had suggested
and conceived a gas plant for
Charlottesville, then just blossoming
into a prosperous village and struggling
for a name among the towns of
the South. Mr. Williams was called
here from Philadelphia to found the
plant, and this he did with great credit.
During the Civil War he served as a
soldier of the Confederacy in Co. "A,"
19th Virginia Regiment. Even then it
was often necessary for Charlottesville
to call him home in order that the gas
plant might continue in proper running
order. Ever since the organization
of the fire department Mr. Williams
has been its Chief, and was one
of the founders in 1886. Mr. Williams
is a Mason and Elk and member of
other fraternal organizations.
