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Charles Erskine Williams
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Lawyer.
Born at Winnipeg on 8 August 1886, eldest of three sons of John Williams and Catherine “Kate” Nicol (1859-1914), he was educated at the Winnipeg Collegiate Institute and spent two years at Manitoba College before entering McGill University at Montreal. In 1908, he graduated from there with an Arts degree. He articled in law with the firm of Campbell Pitblado & Company and was called to the Manitoba Bar in June 1911.
He practiced law, specializing in corporation and investment law, and serving as counsel for several corporations. He was also financially interested in development companies operating along the route of the Hudson Bay Railway, and was secretary and a director of the Fort Churchill Company. He owned real estate in Winnipeg.
On 17 June 1911, he married Louise Irene Fagan (?-?) at St. Paul, Minnesota and they had a son, Gordon Bonthron Williams (1913-1953) at Winnipeg. He and Bertha Delia Auray (1888-1974) later moved to St. Catharines, Ontario where their son Erskine Nicol Williams (1927-1998) was born. The family later moved west, living for a time at Portage la Prairie before settling at Calgary, Alberta around 1928.
He died at Calgary on 16 May 1952 and was buried there.
Birth registration [Gordon Bonthron Williams], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Who's Who and Why, Volumes 6 and 7, 1915-1916, page 748.
Charles Erskine Williams, FindAGrave.
We thank Simone DeCnodder for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 9 November 2026
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