John Elliot Williams

John Elliot Williams
MLA (Councillor) for 4th Kings
In office
1978–1979
Preceded byGilbert Clements
Succeeded byGilbert Clements
Personal details
Born(1920-09-05)September 5, 1920
Beach Point, Prince Edward Island
DiedJune 4, 1988(1988-06-04) (aged 67)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Political partyProgressive 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Weeks, Blair (2002). Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873–1993. The Acorn Press. p. 201. ISBN 1-894838-01-7. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  2. ^ "Official provincial general election results 1978" (PDF). Elections PEI. April 24, 1978. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  3. ^ "Official provincial general election results 1979" (PDF). Elections PEI. April 23, 1979. Retrieved 2016-12-29.