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William Davies Sohier (October 22, 1838 – October 15, 1938) was a lawyer and state legislator in Massachusetts. He graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Law School. 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.

In 1897 he served as a personal aide to Governor Roger Wolcott. He served as president of the Boston Journal from 1895 to 1900. He chaired the Massachusetts Highway Commission for 15 years.

See also

• 1888 Massachusetts legislature

References

1. Marshall, Susan E. (July 1, 1997). Splintered Sisterhood: Gender and Class in the Campaign against Woman Suffrage. Univ of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-15463-9 – via Google Books.
2. Davis, William Thomas (May 8, 1894). "Professional and Industrial History of Suffolk County, Massachusetts". Boston History Company – via Google Books.
3. Davis, William Thomas (May 8, 1895). "Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts". Boston History Company – via Google Books.
4. ^ Reno, Conrad (May 8, 1901). "Biographical: Massachusetts". Century Memorial Publishing Company – via Google Books.
5. "Obituary for William D. Sohier". The Boston Globe. 17 October 1938. p. 15.

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