Adolphus Williams was a lawyer, magistrate and political figure in British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada. He represented Vancouver City

Vancouver City (electoral district)

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 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 from 1894 to 1898.

He was born in Aylmer, Ontario

Aylmer, Ontario

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, the son of doctor Adolphus Williams, a native of London, England and Jane Burdick, and was educated in St. Thomas

St. Thomas, Ontario

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 and at the Toronto University

University of Toronto

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. Williams fought at the Battle of Ridgeway

Battle of Ridgeway

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 in 1866. He studied law in Toronto

Toronto

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 and began practising in Welland

Welland, Ontario

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, moving to Vancouver in 1889. Williams served as a representative on the Welland County

Welland County, Ontario

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council. He first married Maria Vanderlip and married Katherine Wylie Raeburn in 1890. In 1903, he was named a police magistrate. Williams died in Vancouver at the age of 77.