John Elliot Williams Explained

John Elliot Williams
Office:MLA (Councillor) for 4th Kings
Predecessor:Gilbert Clements
Successor:Gilbert Clements
Term Start:1978
Term End:1979
Birth Date:5 September 1920
Birth Place:Beach Point, Prince Edward Island
Death Place:Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Party:Progressive Conservative

John Elliot Williams (September 5, 1920 – June 4, 1988) was a Canadian politician and boat builder. He represented 4th Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1978 to 1979 as a Progressive Conservative.[1]

Williams was born in 1920 in Beach Point, Prince Edward Island.[1] He married Annie Giddings in 1940.[1] Williams enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War, to work as a shipwright.[1] Following the war, he returned to Beach Point, and worked various jobs as a fisherman and carpenter before starting a career as a boat builder in the 1950s.[1]

Williams entered provincial politics in the 1978 election, defeating Liberal incumbent Gilbert Clements by 24 votes to become councillor for the electoral district of 4th Kings.[2] Williams was defeated by Clements when he ran for re-election in 1979.[3]

Following his term as MLA, Williams continued his career as a boat builder and died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown in June 1988.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Weeks, Blair. Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873–1993. 2016-12-29. 2002. The Acorn Press. 1-894838-01-7. 201.
  2. Web site: Official provincial general election results 1978. Elections PEI. April 24, 1978. 2016-12-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923235128/http://www.electionspei.ca/pdfs/ceoreports/results/1978Report.pdf. September 23, 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Official provincial general election results 1979. Elections PEI. April 23, 1979. 2016-12-29.