# Richard Henry Williams

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Canadian lumber merchant and political figure

**Richard Henry Williams** (June 13, 1852 — August 25, 1924) was a Canadian lumber merchant and political figure in the province of [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan). He was mayor of [Regina](/source/Regina%2C_Saskatchewan), the province's capital and second-largest city, from 1891 to 1892 and from 1909 to 1910.[1][2]

He was born in [Toronto](/source/Toronto). After completing his education, Williams worked on the family farm in [Simcoe County](/source/Simcoe_County%2C_Ontario) before finding work in a lumber mill. In 1874, he married Mary Susan Reid. In 1881, he headed west to [Fort Garry](/source/Winnipeg) and continued on to Regina in 1882, where his wife and family joined him. Williams entered the construction business there before opening a lumber supply company in 1891. In 1888, he established the Glasgow House, the main department store in Regina for almost 60 years.[3] He served on the board of the Regina General Hospital, serving as chairman from 1915 to 1921, and was also a member of the school board.[4][5][6]

Williams died in Regina at the age of 72 from complications stomach cancer.[7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Browse list of Regina's Mayors From the date of incorporation as a Town in December, 1883 / From the date of incorporation as a City on June 19, 1903 (City of Regina website)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160612155551/http://www.regina.ca/residents/heritage-history/list-of-mayors/). Archived from [the original](https://www.regina.ca/residents/heritage-history/list-of-mayors/) on June 12, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Books LLC. *Mayors of Regina, Saskatchewan* (September 15, 2010)](https://www.amazon.in/Mayors-Regina-Saskatchewan-Books-LLC/dp/1155562631)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Richard Henry Williams in *Who's Who in Western Canada*, volume 1, page 381](https://books.google.com/books?id=_p46AQAAMAAJ&dq=R+H+Williams+Regina+mayor&pg=PA381)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-tour_4-0)** Regina Ethnic Pioneers Cemetery Walking Tour Inc (2000). [*Regina Cemetery Walking Tour: Tour 1: City Founding Fathers (Blue Tour)*](https://web.archive.org/web/20110615064326/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=6720). pp. 19–20. Archived from [the original](http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=6720) on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2009-08-19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [*The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs* (Annual Review Publishing Company, 1917)](https://books.google.com/books?id=SX0VAAAAYAAJ&dq=R+H+Williams+Regina+mayor&pg=PA704)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Hopkins, John Castell. *The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs* (Canadian Review Company, Limited, 1919](https://books.google.com/books?id=h-wzAQAAMAAJ&dq=R+H+Williams+Regina+mayor&pg=PA334)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["R. H. Williams, Pioneer Citizen, City Builder, Dead"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27271486/the_leaderpost/). *The Leader-Post*. August 26, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved January 15, 2019.

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