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John Elliot Williams (September 5, 1920 – June 4, 1988) was a Canadian politician and boat builder. He represented
4th Kings 4th Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législative ...
in the
Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législative de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard) is the sole chamber of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The Legislative Assembly meets at Province House, which is locate ...
from 1978 to 1979 as a Progressive Conservative. Williams was born in 1920 in Beach Point, Prince Edward Island. He married Annie Giddings in 1940. Williams enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War, to work as a shipwright. 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. Williams entered provincial politics in the 1978 election, defeating Liberal incumbent
Gilbert Clements Gilbert Ralph Clements, (11 September 1928 – 27 November 2012) was a Canadian politician and the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1995 to 2001. Born in Victoria Cross, Prince Edward Island, he was first elected to ...
by 24 votes to become councillor for the electoral district of 4th Kings. Williams was defeated by Clements when he ran for re-election in
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. Following his term as MLA, Williams continued his career as a boat builder and died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in
Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in ...
in June 1988.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, John Elliot 1920 births 1988 deaths Canadian boat builders People from Kings County, Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs