Artist: Othmar J. Hoffler (1893–1954)
Charles Henry Williams
WILLIAMS, CHARLES HENRY (1856–1938), inducted 1939
C. H. Williams was born in Appanoose County, Iowa. He settled in Montana in 1882, homesteading near Deer Lodge. Eventually, he joined with Peter Pauly to form the Williams and Pauly Outfit, operating 30,000 acres of patented ranch land, plus an additional 10,000 leased acres. Williams and Pauly were noted as breeders, importers, and exporters of Rambouillet sheep, handling 20,000 head of sheep annually. They also maintained a herd of 300 purebred Shorthorn cattle. C. H. Williams was president of the Montana Wool Growers’ Association for more than two decades and then served as vice president of the National Wool Growers’ Association. In 1913, he was elected to the Montana State Senate, serving through 1920. Additionally, Senator Williams was president of Cochrell Implement Company and president of the Deer Lodge Bank and Trust Company.
Source: Saddle & Sirloin Guidebook 2026, p. 202