Adolphus Williams (July 18, 1844[1] – September 3, 1921[2]) was a lawyer, magistrate and political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented Vancouver City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1894 until his retirement at the 1898 provincial election.[3] He never sought provincial office again.
He was born in Aylmer, Canada West, the son of doctor Adolphus Williams, a native of London, England and Jane Burdick,[4] and was educated in St. Thomas and at the Toronto University. Williams fought at the Battle of Ridgeway in 1866. He studied law in Toronto and began practising in Welland,[1] moving to Vancouver in 1889.[4] Williams served as a representative on the Welland County council. He first married Maria Vanderlip[1] and married Katherine Wylie Raeburn in 1890. In 1903, he was named a police magistrate.[4] Williams died in Vancouver at the age of 77.[2]
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edit- ^ a b c "The History of the County of Welland, Ontario, its past and present". Welland Tribute Printing House. 1887. p. 586. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
- ^ a b "Vital Event Death Registration". Search BC Archives. British Columbia Archives. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ Gemmill, John A (1897). The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897. p. 377. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
- ^ a b c Gosnell, R. Edward (1906). "A history; British Columbia". pp. 396–7. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
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