Charles Cromwell Williams
Introduction '''Charles Cromwell Williams''' (February 9, 1896 – January 31, 1975) was a railway worker and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Regina City in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member from 1944 to 1964.Williams was born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan and was educated in Wapella and at Brandon College. He was hired as a telegraph operator in Manitoba for the Canadian Pacific Railway. He was wounded while serving in the Canadian Army during World War I. On his return, he worked as a station agent for the Grand Trunk Railway in the Canadian prairies, moving to Regina in 1931.He was elected to city council in 1937 and defeated in 1939.Williams ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in a 1938 by-election. He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Regina in 1940 and then served as mayor from 1942 to 1944.He was Minister of Labour in the province's Executive Council and a city councilor from 1965 to 1973.He died during a vacation in Vancouver at the age of 78.
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