James Miller Williams | |
|---|---|
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| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1867–1879 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | John Gibson |
| Constituency | Hamilton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 14, 1818 Camden, New Jersey |
| Died | November 25, 1890 (aged 72) Hamilton, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
M. C. Jackson (m. 1842) |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Businessman |
James Miller Williams (September 14, 1818 – November 25, 1890) was a Canadian-American businessman and politician. Williams is best known for establishing the first commercially successful oil well in 1858 and igniting the first oil boom in North America.[1] Williams is commonly viewed as the father of the petroleum industry in Canada.[2]
- ^ Burr, Christina. (2006). Canada's Victorian Oil Town : the Transformation of Petrolia from Resource Town into a Victorian Community. Montreal, Kingston, London and Ithaca: McGill-Queen's University Press. pp. 15–16. ISBN 978-0-7735-7590-5. OCLC 951204013.
- ^ "James Miller Williams – Conventional Oil – Alberta's Energy Heritage". history.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-11.