George Norris Williams

George Norris Williams (13 October 1866, Ōkaihau, New Zealand – 9 July 1949, Dawson City) was the acting commissioner of Yukon from 13 October 1916 to 1 April 1918, when the previous commissioner, George Black, was fighting in World War I. Before serving as the commissioner, he was an elected member of the Yukon Council. He was a member of the Yukon Order of Pioneers.[1] His occupation was once listed as 'miner'.[2]

In his career, he approved the Workers Compensation Ordinance , which protected Yukon workers.[1]


Notes
  1. "Commissioners of Yukon 1898 to 1918". commissionerofyukon.ca. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  2. Parliament, Canada (1879). Return on the ... General Election for the House of Commons of Canada (in Russian). Hunter, Rose & Company.


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