Hadley Williams

Henry Thomas Hadley Williams (14 February 1864 – 23 February 1932) was a British-born Canadian surgeon and medical teacher in London, Ontario. He was head of surgery at the University of Western Ontario, surgeon to Victoria Hospital, and a member of the staff of St. Joseph's Hospital.

Biography Williams was born at St Giles, a village in the town of Torrington, Devon, to Thomas Hadley Williams and Rachel Brimsmead He was educated at West Buckland College, He studied medicine at Western Medical College, spending time as a student lecturer before his graduation in 1889. He was also a member of the Medical Alumni Association, serving as its president in 1910.

During the First World War, Williams served as a lieutenant-colonel in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He worked at the Ontario Military Hospital (No. 16 Canadian General Hospital) in Orpington, Kent, serving as Officer-in-Charge of Surgery. until Williams's retirement in 1931. Outside of teaching, he was reported to have a busy practice, working at Victoria Hospital and St Joseph's Hospital.

Personal life The Elsie Perrin Williams Estate at 101 Windermere Road (house designed by John Mackenzie Moore) was designated by the City of London under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1985. Williams married Elsie Perrin, daughter of London industrialist Daniel Simmons Perrin, in 1905; they had no children. Williams installed a nine-hole golf course at the estate. He also frequently participated in tournaments in the region, A portrait of Williams by Kenneth Forbes was commissioned by Elsie and presented to the University of Western Ontario. His duties at Victoria Hospital were assumed by John Cameron Wilson, who served concurrently as a member of provincial parliament.

Elsie died two years after her husband, in 1934, and was buried at his side. Upon her death, Elsie bequeathed much of her fortune to the city, with funds being used for a new wing for Victoria Hospital, a public library, and the Meek Laboratory.

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