William Davies Sohier
American lawyer and legislator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Davies Sohier (October 22, 1838 ā October 15, 1938) was a lawyer and state legislator in Massachusetts. He graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Law School.[1][2][3] An Independent Republican, he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1888 to 1891. During that time, he helped defeat a proposal to divide Beverly. He married and had three children.[4]
In 1897 he served as a personal aide to Governor Roger Wolcott.[4] He served as president of the Boston Journal from 1895 to 1900. He chaired the Massachusetts Highway Commission for 15 years.[5]