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Chief
Wesley Williams
Chief Wesley Williams
Born	1898
Died	1986
Citizenship	US
Occupation	Chief of FDNY
Known for	First African-American Fire Chief; Founder of the Vulcan Society
Title	Chief of FDNY
Predecessor	Robert Lowery
Children	Charles Henry, James, Marguerite

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Wesley Williams is the first African-American Chief of the Fire Department of New York City (FDNY).

Chief Williams was the third black male to join the FDNY upon his appointment on January 10, 1919 to Engine 55 in Manhattan.^[1]

Statue in the Harlem YMCA.

Street

Notes

^ "HISTORY OF THE VULCAN SOCIETY". Vulcan Society. Retrieved 2012-Oct-7. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

References

External Links

[Vulcan Society official website]

[vulcan_about-1] "HISTORY OF THE VULCAN SOCIETY". Vulcan Society. Retrieved 2012-Oct-7. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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