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♂ George Hara Williams
aliasGeorge Hara Williams
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 3 0 3
Birth 17 November 1894 → 129 years + 5 months ago
Lived 50 years + 9 months
First mandate 19 June 1934 → 89 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 7 months
Death 12 September 1945 → 78 years + 7 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
George Hara Williams (1894–1945)
© Photo 1944 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Saskatchewan 7 10 22 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. SK 8–9
CCF
 1 Opposition Leader 39–45 15 Nov 1934 — 16 Mar 1940 5 4 1
2. SK 8
CCF
 1 ✓ Party leader 39–41 15 Nov 1934 — 16 Jul 1936 1 8 1
3. SK 8–9
CCF
 2 Party leader 41–46 17 Jul 1936 — 11 Feb 1941 4 6 25

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 9,761 Votes: 7,697 Participation: 78.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Saskatchewan
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31562(F) — 27 Oct 2023 21:48 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
FLG
 1/3 3,890 50.54% +821 Loser:
LIB
 3,069 39.87% Thorwald Berven
After his election:
15 Nov 1934 39
FLG
 →
CCF
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 11 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,768 Votes: 8,301 Participation: 84.98% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1938
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31616(F) — 10 Mar 2022 13:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
43
CCF
 1/3 4,871 58.68% +1,786 Loser:
LIB
 3,085 37.16% Donald McCallum
After his election:
12 Feb 1941 46
CCF
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 2 years 8 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,411 Votes: 6,055 Participation: 71.99% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Saskatchewan
15 June 1944
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31670(F) — 10 Mar 2022 17:25 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
49
CCF
 1/3 4,162 68.74% +2,476 Loser:
LIB
 1,686 27.84% George R. Cook
After his election:
12 Sep 1945 50
CCF
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 2 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,411 Votes: 3,058 Participation: 36.36% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Saskatchewan
21 November 1945
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31729(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
50		 Successor:
CCF
 2,474 80.90% Frederick A. Dewhurst

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Williams, George (1894-1945)		 27 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Williams, George Hara 1894 – 1945 (p. 41)		 27 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Hara Williams		 27 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Mar 2024 23:41 (but data presented dynamically)

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