Huntington Williams Jr.
Huntington Williams Jr. was suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina from 1990 to 1996.
Early life and education
Williams was born on October 27, 1925, in Albany, New York, the son of Huntington Williams, a doctor and future Baltimore Health Commissioner, and Mary Camilla McKim. He was educated at Calvert School and Gilman School, before matriculating at Harvard College in 1943. He then served with the 87th Infantry Division during WWII, notably during the Battle of the Bulge. He was also involved in the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp. After the war, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Infantryman Badge. He returned to Harvard and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1949. Afterwards, he enrolled at the Virginia Theological Seminary and graduated with a Master of Divinity in 1952.Personal life
He is the grandson of George Huntington Williams, who was a Mineralogist, Petrologist, and Professor of Geology at Johns Hopkins University. He is the great-grandson of Daniel P. Wood who was an American Lawyer and Politician from New York.He is the great-grandson of Robert Stanton Williams who became President of Oneida National Bank in 1886 and helped found the Utica Public Library in 1893.
Williams is related to Talcott Williams and Samuel Wells Williams.
He is the great-great grandson of William Williams who served in the War of 1812 and was a Publisher and Journalist. He is the great-great-great grandson of Thomas Williams who was a participant in the Boston Tea Party.
Williams is a direct descendant of Robert Williams who embarked for Boston from England on the ship "Rose".
His great-great grandfather, John McKim, founded McKim's Free School. Through his grandmother, Lydia Hollingsworth Morris, his great-great grandfather is Reverdy Johnson.
Williams's father in-law, Sydney William Britton, was a British doctor and his mother in-law, Louise Weibel Britton, was the first female receipt of a higher law degree at McGill University.
Williams's son, Huntington Williams III, is the former president of Merit Network, Inc., and previously served as the CEO of Community of Science Inc.
Williams's granddaughter, Caroline Grace Williams, was nominated NCAA Woman of the Year.