Background
Williams was born in Pahia on 6 April 1827.
Williams was born in Pahia on 6 April 1827.
He was one of the sons of Marianne Williams and the pioneering New Zealand missionary Archdeacon Henry Williams. He represented the Mongonui and Bay of Islands electorate from 1873 to 1879, when he was defeated. They had 11 children including Kenneth Williams, who became a politician.
He died in Napier on 27 April 1904.
