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Culminating a career as an attorney, teacher, codifier of law, and justice of the State Supreme Court, Judge Samuel Cole Williams, the Dean of Tennessee Historians, provided in the 1940's the leadership and inspiration for a reawakening of interest in Tennessee history. He contributed immeasurably to the written history of Tennessee through exhaustive research, scholarly and prolific writing, and the reprinting and editing of important documentary works. As chairman of the reactivated Tennessee Historical Commission, he enhanced the historical consciousness of Tennesseans by inspiring others to write state history, by leading in the preservation of significant landmarks, and by guiding the observance of Tennessee's sesquicentennial anniversary of statehood.
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