Parker Williams

Parker Williams (May 31, 1872 – June 17, 1958) was a Welsh-born coal miner and political figure in British Columbia. After being an unsuccessful candidate in a 1902 provincial byelection, he represented Newcastle in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1903 to 1917 as a Socialist and later as an independent Socialist.

Parker Williams
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Newcastle
In office October 3, 1903 – January 1, 1917
Preceded by	district established
Succeeded by	James Hurst Hawthornthwaite
Personal details
Born	(1872-05-31)May 31, 1872 Brecknockshire, Wales
Died	June 17, 1958(1958-06-17) (aged 86) North Oyster, British Columbia
Political party	Socialist Party of British Columbia
Spouse	Eleanor Price. (m. 1891)
Occupation	farmer, miner

He was born in 1872^[1] and worked as a coal miner in Wales, Alberta and Washington state. Williams also worked on railways in Ontario and British Columbia.^[1] In 1891, he married Eleanor Price.^[2] Williams lived in Nanaimo.^[1] In 1917, he resigned his seat in the assembly after he was named a commissioner for the Worker's Compensation Board^[3] and he served in that function until he retired in April 1943. He also was responsible for administering the Mothers Pension Act and the Old Age Pension Act. Williams died at the age of 86 on his farm^[2] near Ladysmith.^[4][5]