Roger D. Williams Explained

Roger D. Williams (1856–1925) was an American army officer from the state of Kentucky.^[1]

Rough Riders

Roger D. Williams, then of Philadelphia, was on April 30, 1898, asked by Theodore Roosevelt to raise a company of "rough-riding and fighting Kentuckians" for the Spanish–American War.^[2] He was then vice president of the National Fox Hunters' Association, and had been master of the hounds at the most recent annual meet at Cynthiana.

Hobbies

He was known as a sportsman, having hunted grizzlies with Roosevelt in the Rockies; hunted wolves in Montana, deer in Arkansas, ducks in Southern Tennessee, and fished for tarpon in Florida waters. He bred bloodhounds and in 1898 imported two Irish wolf hounds and owned a pair of wolves, which he fought against dogs.

Williams was also a musician and an amateur actor. He wrote numerous magazine articles regarding wolf hunts and dogs, and according to The Times of Philadelphia, was in 1898 considered "one of the best posted kennel men in the United States."

Sources

• "As Versatile as Roosevelt". The Philadelphia Times. May 1, 1898. p. 3.
• "Last Rites for Soldier Today". The Lexington Herald. December 15, 1925. pp. 1, 3.

Further reading

• "Bloodhounds As Thief Catchers!". The Minneapolis Tribune. September 12, 1897. p. 12.
• "Roosevelt Wants Kentuckians to Join His Mounted Regiment". The Daily Leader. April 27, 1898. p. 4.
• "Soldiers Will Go To Breathitt County on Sunday". The Courier-Journal. May 23, 1903. p. 1.
• "Kentucky General An Indian Fighter". El Paso Herald. October 3, 1916. p. 1.
• "Gen. Roger D. Williams Honorably Discharged". The Evansville Courier. April 12, 1918. p. 10.
• "Youngest Captain in Regular Army / Capt. Roger D. Williams, Jr". Spokane Daily Chronicle. August 26, 1918. p. 16.
• "300 Men Apply for Military Training Camp / Seek Site for Cavalry Troop". The Lexington Herald. May 20, 1923. p. 13.
• "5000 Persons Attend Annual Dog and Pet Show Staged at Woodland Park; Ant Eater Is Among Those Present". The Lexington Herald. August 9, 1924. p. 1.
• "General Williams Proved His Heroism". The Lexington Herald. December 13, 1925. p. 2.
• "Gen. Williams Procured Cannon". "Funeral Tuesday". The Lexington Leader. December 14, 1925. pp. 1, 7.
• "Gen. Roger D. Williams". The Lexington Herald. December 17, 1925. p. 7.

External links

• "Brig Gen Roger D Williams". Find a Grave. June 8, 2004. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

Notes and References

1. The Lexington Herald, Dec. 15, 1925. pp. 1, 3.
2. The Philadelphia Times, May 1, 1898. p. 3.