About Kenneth Williams
Lived 1870 – 1935 (aged 65). Kenneth Williams was a New Zealand politician.
Kenneth Stuart Williams (13 September 1870 – 25 November 1935) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. He was Minister of Public Works from 1926 to 1928 in the Reform Government.
Early life Williams was born in Pakaraka in the Bay of Islands in 1870 to parents John William Williams and Sarah Busby. He was a grandson of the missionary Henry Williams and of James Busby. He was educated at Heretaunga School in Hastings and Christ's College in Christchurch.
Political career
In 1903–09, he was chairman of Waiapu County. He won the Bay of Plenty electorate in a 1920 by-election after the death of the previous MP, William MacDonald; and held it
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Who was Kenneth Williams?
New Zealand politician (1870–1935)
When was Kenneth Williams born?
Kenneth Williams was born on 13 September 1870.
When did Kenneth Williams die?
Kenneth Williams died on 25 November 1935.
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Kenneth Williams was a politician.
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Kenneth Williams was New Zealand.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Kenneth Williams (politician)
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