Guy Williams (politician)
The Hon. Guy R. Williams | |
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Senator for Richmond, British Columbia | |
In office 1971–1982 | |
Appointed by | Pierre Trudeau |
Personal details | |
Born | Kitamaat Village, British Columbia | October 7, 1907
Died | December 31, 1992 | (aged 85)
Political party | Liberal |
Guy R. Williams (October 7, 1907 – December 31, 1992) was a Canadian Senator and Haisla First Nations leader and was, for a number of years, the only Native Canadian in the Senate. He was appointed on December 9, 1971, following the March 31, 1971 retirement of James Gladstone who had been called the first status Indian appointed to the upper house. In fact Williams appears to be the very first First Nations Senator, because Senator Gladstone was only adopted onto the Blood reserve and he was ineligible to be on the Indian Register.
Williams was born on a Native reserve of Kitamaat Village, British Columbia, Canada. He worked for a time in a mill, before becoming a fisherman and then starting his own boat-building business.[1]
Williams was a member of the Haisla Nation of British Columbia. He was president of the Native Brotherhood of British Columbia for twelve years until his appointment to the Senate.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Guy Williams Only Indian Senator" Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Saskatchewan Indian, May 1972 (v03 n05 p12)
External links
- Guy Williams – Parliament of Canada biography
- http://parl.canadiana.ca/view/oop.debates_SOC2804_01/57?r=0&s=1 maiden speech
- https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=6615
- Smith, Donald B. (1988). "The Gentle Persuader: A Biography of James Gladstone, Indian Senator by Hugh A. Dempsey (review)". The Canadian Historical Review. 69 (4): 577–578. Project MUSE 573325.
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