William John Williams
Politician in New South Wales, Australia
About William John Williams
Lived 1856 – 1947 (aged 90–91). William John Williams was an Australian politician, painter and varnisher and auctioneer.
William John Williams (1856–1947) was an English-born Australian politician.
He was born in Gwennap in Cornwall and was brought up in Wales where he was a house painter. He arrived in New South Wales around 1890 and settled in Broken Hill, Williams went on to win the election by 91 votes.
Alma was abolished in the 1904 re-distribution of electorates following the 1903 New South Wales referendum, which required the number of members of the Legislative Assembly to be reduced from 125 to 90 and was split between Broken Hill and Sturt. Williams chose to contest Sturt but was easily defeated by the Labour candidate Arthur Griffith. He did not stand as a candidate at any further elections for the Legislative Assembly.
He died in Broken Hill in 1947.
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Who was William John Williams?
politician in New South Wales, Australia (1856 – 1947)
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William John Williams was born in 1856.
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William John Williams died in 1947 in Broken Hill.
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William John Williams was a politician, painter and varnisher and auctioneer.
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William John Williams was Australian.
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