Charles Cromwell Williams

{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | office = Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]] from [[Regina City (provincial electoral district)|Regina City]] | term = 1944–1964 | party = [[Co-operative Commonwealth Federation]] | office1 = [[Mayor of Regina]] | term1 = 1942–1944 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1896|02|9}} | birth_place = [[Moosomin, Saskatchewan|Moosomin]], [[Saskatchewan]], Canada | death_date = {{Death date and age|1975|01|31|1896|02|9}} | death_place = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada | alma_mater = [[Brandon College]] }}

'''Charles Cromwell Williams''' (February 9, 1896 – January 31, 1975) was a railway worker and political figure in [[Saskatchewan]], Canada. He represented [[Regina City (provincial electoral district)|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, Saskatchewan|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, British Columbia|Vancouver]] at the age of 78.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/williams_charles_cromwell_1896-_1975.html |title=Williams, Charles Cromwell (1896–1975) |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan |last=Quiring |first=Brett |accessdate=2009-08-22}}</ref>

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