Ben F. WIlliams, Jr. is a fifth-generation Arizonan whose father and grandfathers owned ranches in Arizona, Sonora, Texas and Chihuahua.

Ben is former four-term Mayor of Douglas (1980-1988) and City Attorney of Tombstone.

Ben is a regular contributor to the Tombstone Epitaph newspaper.

He retired from the practice of law after 50 years, and since then has devoted his time to researching and writing history of the Southwest.