Thomas Marvin Williams
Thomas Marvin Williams Sr. was a politician who served in the Mississippi Senate, representing Holmes County, between 1952–1968. Official records indicate that he was born in Mena, Arkansas, but in his handwritten, unpublished memoir, he states that he was actually born in Indian Territory, a fact that, until late in life, he kept a secret. He was president of the State Extension Workers Association. During his final Senate term, Williams was the chairman of the Senate's Agriculture Committee.
Early life
Born in Indian Territory to John David Williams and Mollie Elizabeth Campbell, Williams spent most of his childhood and youth moving from place to place in southwestern Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma as his father worked various jobs such as railroad construction, coal mining, and farming. Williams graduated from Southern [Arkansas University|Third District Agricultural School] in Magnolia, Arkansas.He later attended Kansas State Agricultural College earning a bachelor's degree in Agriculture.