[1] Despite not finishing high school, and a series of miscellaneous jobs as a young adult, Williams wanted to be a doctor.
Although Rochester never fully adopted his suggestions, his study was influential nationally in the effort to improve refrigeration standards.
In 1922, Williams became the first American physician to administer insulin, ordering a supply from Frederick Banting in Toronto.
In 1935, after the effort was successful, he became chairman of the Municipal Museum Commission, remaining in that position until just a few years before his death.
The land had been farmed-out when the swap occurred, and while Williams didn't design the courses, he did extensive research into trees and which ones would thrive best in the local climate; many, if not most, of the majestic oaks that today make Oak Hill's courses so challenging and scenic were grown from seedlings in Williams' back yard.