Biography:

Orville Peter Williams was an American cartoonist.  He was born on March 7, 1876 in Maine and attended public school in Boston.  He became the chief cartoonist of the Boston Herald.  He left the Herald after his father became ill and worked for a brief time in the family business before returning to cartooning.  In addition to the Herald, Williams worked for Philadelphia Public Ledger and the New York Journal.   He also drew illustrations for an advertisement campaign for the Quinona Company.  He died in 1944.