Jump to content

William G. Adams: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m cat diffusion and edit
 
(39 intermediate revisions by 28 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
:''For other people called William Adams see [[William Adams]].''
{{For|the British natural philosopher|William Grylls Adams}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}


'''William G. Adams''' ([[1923]] – [[November 12]], [[2005]]) born [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]], [[Canada]], was former Mayor for St. John's and [[Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly|Member of House Assembly]].
'''William Gilbert''' "'''Bill'''" '''Adams''' (June 17, 1923 – November 12, 2005), born [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]], [[Dominion of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]], was the [[List of mayors of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|ninth]] mayor of St. John's and a member of the [[Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly]].<ref name=bio>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_enl/id/2576 |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador]] |page=4 |title=Adams, William G}}</ref><ref name=who/><ref name=cbc/>


Adams educated at [[Bishop Field College]] and [[Dalhousie University]] where he received his law degree in 1952. He was elected Councilor in the St. John's municipal elections and held the position as [[Deputy Mayor]] from 1962 to 1965. In 1966 he was elected Mayor and held that position for eight years.
Adams educated at [[Bishop Feild College]] and [[Dalhousie University]] where he received his law degree in 1952. He returned to St. John's, where he articled with R. A. Parsons.<ref name=who>{{cite book |url=http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_tools/id/35539 |title=Newfoundland who's who : Centennial edition 1967-1968 |page=4}}</ref> He was elected Councillor in the St. John's municipal elections and held the position as [[Deputy Mayor]] from 1962 to 1965. In 1966 he was elected Mayor<ref name=cbc/> and held that position for eight years.<ref name=bio/> He was named [[Queen's Counsel]] in 1963.<ref name=who/>


He married Eve Winsor.<ref name=who/>
⚫
Adams was elected to the House of Assembly in 1962 as a [[Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador|Liberal]] for the district of [[St. John's West (provincial electoral district)|St. John's West]]. He resigned that position to take his job as Mayor. In June 1971 he was appointed [[Minister without Portfolio]] in the provincial government and became MHA for [[Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador| Twillingate]] in the 1971 general election.


⚫
Adams was elected to the House of Assembly in 1962 as a [[Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador|Liberal]] for the district of [[St. John's West (provincial electoral district)|St. John's West]]. He resigned that position to take his job as Mayor. In June 1971 he was appointed [[Minister without Portfolio]] in the provincial government and became MHA for [[The Isles of Notre Dame|Twillingate]] in the 1971 general election.<ref name=bio/>
Adams resigned from politics on [[March 1]] [[1972]] and six years later was appointed to the bench as Judge with the [[Newfoundland District Court]].

Adams resigned from provincial politics on March 1, 1972. In November, 1973, he was defeated in his re-election campaign by Dorothy Wyatt. Five years later, he was appointed to the bench as Judge with the [[Newfoundland District Court]].<ref name=bio/> In 1979, he was named chief justice in the district court.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~melbaker/mayors_1888/mayors_1888.html |title=St. John's Municipal Chairmen and Mayors, 1888-1988 |last=Baker |first=Melvin |journal=Newfoundland Quarterly |volume=LXXX1V |issue=1 |date=Summer 1988 |pages=5–11}}</ref>

He died in St. John's at the age of 82.<ref name=cbc>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/former-mayor-william-adams-dead-at-82-1.555623 |title=Former mayor William Adams dead at 82 |publisher=CBC News}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador]]
*[[List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador]]


== References ==
{{NewfoundlandandLabrador-politician-stub}}
{{Reflist}}

{{St. John's Mayors}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, William G}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, William G}}
[[Category:1923 births]]
[[Category:1923 births]]
[[Category:2005 deaths]]
[[Category:2005 deaths]]
[[Category:Mayors of St. John's]]
[[Category:Mayors of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador]]
[[Category:Dalhousie Law School graduates]]
[[Category:Schulich School of Law alumni]]
[[Category:Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs]]
[[Category:Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs]]
[[Category:Bishop Feild School alumni]]
[[Category:Canadian King's Counsel]]
[[Category:20th-century mayors of places in Newfoundland and Labrador]]
[[Category:20th-century members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly]]



{{Newfoundland-mayor-stub}}
[[fr:Bill Adams]]

Latest revision as of 09:33, 23 December 2024

For the British natural philosopher, see William Grylls Adams.

William Gilbert "Bill" Adams (June 17, 1923 – November 12, 2005), born St. John's, Newfoundland, was the ninth mayor of St. John's and a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.[1][2][3]

Adams educated at Bishop Feild College and Dalhousie University where he received his law degree in 1952. He returned to St. John's, where he articled with R. A. Parsons.[2] He was elected Councillor in the St. John's municipal elections and held the position as Deputy Mayor from 1962 to 1965. In 1966 he was elected Mayor[3] and held that position for eight years.[1] He was named Queen's Counsel in 1963.[2]

He married Eve Winsor.[2]

Adams was elected to the House of Assembly in 1962 as a Liberal for the district of St. John's West. He resigned that position to take his job as Mayor. In June 1971 he was appointed Minister without Portfolio in the provincial government and became MHA for Twillingate in the 1971 general election.[1]

Adams resigned from provincial politics on March 1, 1972. In November, 1973, he was defeated in his re-election campaign by Dorothy Wyatt. Five years later, he was appointed to the bench as Judge with the Newfoundland District Court.[1] In 1979, he was named chief justice in the district court.[4]

He died in St. John's at the age of 82.[3]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d "Adams, William G". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. p. 4.
  2. ^ a b c d Newfoundland who's who : Centennial edition 1967-1968. p. 4.
  3. ^ a b c "Former mayor William Adams dead at 82". CBC News.
  4. ^ Baker, Melvin (Summer 1988). "St. John's Municipal Chairmen and Mayors, 1888-1988". Newfoundland Quarterly. LXXX1V (1): 5–11.


Flag of Newfoundland and LabradorPolitician icon

This article about a mayor in Newfoundland and Labrador is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=William_G._Adams&oldid=1264752509"