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♂ Charles Cromwell Williams
aliasCharles Cromwell Williams
Record
65341 · 9409

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 5 1 6
Birth 9 February 1896 → 128 years + 2 months ago
Lived 78 years + 11 months
First mandate 15 June 1944 → 79 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 4 months
Death 31 January 1975 → 49 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 9 months after 21 April 1964
Special notes
None
 
Charles Cromwell Williams (1896–1975)
© Photo 1963 Regina Leader-Post via The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Regina, Saskatchewan (1942–1944)
Mun./Co. Council Regina, Saskatchewan (1965–1973)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Saskatchewan 19 10 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
17 documented challengers
⊖ William C. Beeching  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ F. Nelson Clarke  m 
⊖ Allan W.S. Embury  m 
⊖ Leslie H. Hammond  m 
⊖ G. Alexander Jupp  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Murdoch A. MacPherson  m 
⊖ Hugh McGillivray  m 
⊖ Cornelius Rink  m 
⊖ Edward C. Whelan  m 
 		 ⊖ Allan E. Blakeney  m 
⊖ Marjorie A. Cooper  f  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Clarence M. Fines  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Frederick W. Johnson  m 
⊖ John C. Knowles  m 
⊖ Bernard J. McDaniel  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Garnet N. Menzies  m 
⊖ Harry G.R. Walker  m 
 
Eligible: 34,093 Votes: 20,593 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
9		 Saskatchewan
24 November 1938
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31622(F) — 24 Sep 2022 14:25 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
42
CCF
 3/5 4,298 20.87% -5,899 Winner:
LIB
 10,197 49.52% Bernard J. McDaniel
Eligible: 34,643 Votes: 57,096 Participation: 82.41% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
10		 Saskatchewan
15 June 1944
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31657(F) — 29 Mar 2024 23:54 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
CCF
 1/6 14,784 51.79% +3,802 Loser:
LIB
 10,982 38.47% Charles R. Davidson

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 76,287 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
11		 Saskatchewan
24 June 1948
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31710(F) — 4 Aug 2023 13:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
CCF
 1/6 20,475 53.68% +3,735 Loser:
PC
 16,740 43.89% Allan W.S. Embury

Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 48,645 Votes: 129,046 Participation: 88.43% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
12		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1952
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31766(F) — 30 Mar 2024 00:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
CCF
 1/11 25,774 59.92% +9,542 Loser:
LIB
 16,232 37.74% Garnet N. Menzies

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 55,101 Votes: 135,410 Participation: 81.92% Candidacies: 10
Provincial
13		 Saskatchewan
20 June 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31817(F) — 30 Mar 2024 00:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
CCF
 1/10 23,771 52.66% +11,787 Loser:
LIB
 11,984 26.55% Leslie C. Sherman

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 63,391 Votes: 210,320 Participation: 82.95% Candidacies: 19
Provincial
14		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31867(F) — 2 Mar 2024 22:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
CCF
 1/19 23,425 44.55% +6,763 Loser:
LIB
 16,662 31.69% Frederick W. Johnson
After his election:
3 Aug 1961 65
CCF
 →
NCCF
 Changed allegiance (remained in government)
Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,884 Votes: 38,315 Participation: 76.99% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
15		 Saskatchewan
22 April 1964
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31920(F) — 25 Sep 2022 11:59 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
NCCF
 8,395 43.82% Walter E. Smishek

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Williams, Charles Cromwell (1896- 1975)		 27 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Williams, Charles Cromwell 1896 – 1975 (p. 41)		 27 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Charles Cromwell Williams		 27 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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