4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mo os omin , ▁S ask atch ew an ▁and ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁W ap ella ▁and ▁at ▁Br andon ▁College . ▁Williams ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁a ▁te legraph ▁operator ▁in ▁Man it oba ▁for ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway . ▁He ▁was ▁wounded ▁while ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Army ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁On ▁his ▁return , ▁Williams ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁station ▁agent ▁for ▁the ▁Grand ▁Tr unk ▁Railway ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁pra i ries , ▁moving ▁to ▁Regin a ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁Regin a ▁city ▁council ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁Williams ▁ran ▁un success fully ▁for ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁provincial ▁assembly ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁by - e lection . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁candidate ▁for ▁mayor ▁of ▁Regin a ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁mayor ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁Williams ▁was ▁Minister ▁of ▁Labour ▁in ▁the ▁province ' s ▁Executive ▁Council . ▁He ▁later ▁served ▁on ▁Regin a ▁city ▁council ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁Williams ▁died ▁during ▁a ▁vac ation ▁in ▁V ancouver ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : S ask atch ew an ▁Co - oper ative ▁Commonwealth ▁Federation