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Gerhard Mennen "Soapy" Williams (February 23, 1911 – February 2, 1988) was an American politician who served as the 41st governor of Michigan, elected in 1948 and serving six two-year terms in office.
Feb 3, 1988 · G. Mennen Williams, the former Governor of Michigan who later served as Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court and as a Federal official in the Departments of State and Justice, died yesterday...
Gerhard Mennen “Soapy” Williams, a liberal reformer, served for 12 years as Michigan’s 41st governor, from 1949 to 1960. Born into an affluent family on February 23, 1911 in Detroit, Michigan, Williams earned the nickname “Soapy” because his maternal grandfather was the founder of Mennen, a brand of men’s personal care products.
Jun 8, 2024 · Active in state Democratic politics, Williams successfully ran for governor in 1948 on a platform that echoed the New Deal and supported organized labor and civil rights. During his campaign, Williams (nicknamed Soapy) mixed easily with the voters and earned a reputation as "down home."
May 30, 1990 · G. Mennen Williams was born into a wealthy Detroit family on February 23, 1911. His maternal grandfather was the founder of the Mennen line of shaving lotions and, as a result, Williams was forever known as “Soapy.” He attended Salisbury School in Connecticut and went to Princeton for his undergraduate work.
G. MENNEN WILLIAMS, the forty-first governor of Michigan, was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 23, 1911. His education was attained at the Salisbury School in Connecticut, at Princeton University, where he graduated in 1933, and at the University of Michigan, where he earned a law degree in 1936. During World War II, he served as a ...
Supreme Court Justice G. Mennen Williams. Williams was elected to the Michigan Supreme Court in 1970 and was named Chief Justice in 1983. Thus, like William Howard Taft in the federal government, he occupied the highest executive and judicial offices in Michigan government.
Williams discusses his role as the Assistant Secretary of State for African affairs, African and other international affairs, and the impact of John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] civil rights program on Africans, among other issues.
Aug 8, 2021 · G. Mennen Williams, a popular former Michigan governor, state Supreme Court justice and State Department official who was known affectionately as ”Soapy,” died Tuesday at age 76.
Michigan - The G. Mennen Williams Papers By RUTH B. BORDIN* University of Michigan G. Mennen Williams retired as Governor of Mich-igan on December 31, i960, after 6 terms (12 years) in office, he arranged for the deposit of his papers in the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of Michigan.
