Richard Henry Williams Explained

Richard Henry Williams (June 13, 1852 — August 25, 1924) was a Canadian lumber merchant and political figure in the province of Saskatchewan. He was mayor of Regina, the province's capital and second-largest city, from 1891 to 1892 and from 1909 to 1910.^{[1] [2]}

He was born in Toronto. After completing his education, Williams worked on the family farm in Simcoe County before finding work in a lumber mill. In 1874, he married Mary Susan Reid. In 1881, he headed west to Fort Garry and continued on to Regina in 1882, where his wife and family joined him. Williams entered the construction business there before opening a lumber supply company in 1891. In 1888, he established the Glasgow House, the main department store in Regina for almost 60 years.^[3] He served on the board of the Regina General Hospital, serving as chairman from 1915 to 1921, and was also a member of the school board.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Williams died in Regina at the age of 72 from complications stomach cancer.^[7]

Notes and References

1. https://www.regina.ca/residents/heritage-history/list-of-mayors/ Browse list of Regina's Mayors From the date of incorporation as a Town in December, 1883 / From the date of incorporation as a City on June 19, 1903 (City of Regina website)
2. https://www.amazon.in/Mayors-Regina-Saskatchewan-Books-LLC/dp/1155562631 Books LLC. Mayors of Regina, Saskatchewan (September 15, 2010)
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=_p46AQAAMAAJ&dq=R+H+Williams+Regina+mayor&pg=PA381 Richard Henry Williams in Who's Who in Western Canada, volume 1, page 381
4. Book: Regina Cemetery Walking Tour: Tour 1: City Founding Fathers (Blue Tour) . Regina Ethnic Pioneers Cemetery Walking Tour Inc . 2000 . 19–20 . 2009-08-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615064326/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=6720 . 2011-06-15 .
5. https://books.google.com/books?id=SX0VAAAAYAAJ&dq=R+H+Williams+Regina+mayor&pg=PA704 The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs (Annual Review Publishing Company, 1917)
6. https://books.google.com/books?id=h-wzAQAAMAAJ&dq=R+H+Williams+Regina+mayor&pg=PA334 Hopkins, John Castell. The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs (Canadian Review Company, Limited, 1919
7. News: R. H. Williams, Pioneer Citizen, City Builder, Dead. August 26, 1924. The Leader-Post. 1. January 15, 2019.