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Sir Ralph Champneys Williams, CMG (9 March 1848 – 22 June 1927)[1] was a British colonial governor.

Life and career

Williams was educated at The King's School, Chester, and at Rossall School. He joined the colonial service in 1884 and his first post was to Bechuanaland. He then served at Pretoria, South Africa, Gibraltar and Barbados, for which he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1901 New Year Honours List.[2] In early 1901 he returned to Bechuanaland as Resident Commissioner at the height of the Second Boer War.[3] Williams was governor of the Windward Islands prior to his appointment as governor of Newfoundland in 1909.

Mrs. Williams

While governor of Newfoundland Williams travelled throughout the island and the coast of Labrador. He was opposed to confederation with Canada and desired to maintain Newfoundland's individuality and hold fast Britain's last tie to North America. In 1913 he published his memoirs, How I Became a Governor.

Legacy

Two Newfoundland towns were renamed for him: Salmon Cove, Trinity Bay, became Champneys, and Greenspond, White Bay, became Williamsport.

See also

References

  1. ^ The New International Year Book. Dodd, Mead and Company. 1928. p. 815.
  2. ^ "No. 27261". The London Gazette. 1 January 1901. p. 2.
  3. ^ "WILLIAMS, Ralph Champneys". Who's Who. 59: 1900. 1907.

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Preceded by Resident Commissioner of Bechuanaland
1901–06 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of the Windward Islands
1906–09 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Dominion Governor of Newfoundland
1909–13 		Succeeded by
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