| 词条 | William G. Adams |
| 释义 |
Adams educated at Bishop Feild College and Dalhousie University where he received his law degree in 1952. He returned to St. John's, where he articled with R. A. Parsons.[2] He was elected Councillor in the St. John's municipal elections and held the position as Deputy Mayor from 1962 to 1965. In 1966 he was elected Mayor[3] and held that position for eight years.[1] He was named Queen's Counsel in 1963.[2] He married Eve Winsor.[2] Adams was elected to the House of Assembly in 1962 as a Liberal for the district of St. John's West. He resigned that position to take his job as Mayor. In June 1971 he was appointed Minister without Portfolio in the provincial government and became MHA for Twillingate in the 1971 general election.[1] Adams resigned from politics on March 1, 1972 and six years later was appointed to the bench as Judge with the Newfoundland District Court.[1] In 1979, he was named chief justice in the district court.[3] He died in St. John's at the age of 82.[4] See also
References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite encyclopedia |url=http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_enl/id/2576 |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador |page=4 |title=Adams, William G}} {{St. John's Mayors}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, William G}}{{Newfoundland-mayor-stub}}2. ^1 2 3 {{cite book |url=http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_tools/id/35539 |title=Newfoundland who's who : Centennial edition 1967-1968 |page=4}} 3. ^{{cite journal |url=http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~melbaker/mayors_1888/mayors_1888.html |title=St. John's Municipal Chairmen and Mayors, 1888-1988 |last=Baker |first=Melvin |journal=Newfoundland Quarterly |volume=LXXX1V |issue=1 |date=Summer 1988 |pages=5–11}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/former-mayor-william-adams-dead-at-82-1.555623 |title=Former mayor William Adams dead at 82 |publisher=CBC News}} 7 : 1923 births|2005 deaths|Mayors of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|Schulich School of Law alumni|Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs|Bishop Feild School alumni|Canadian Queen's Counsel |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。