J. Earl Williams
J. Earl Williams served on Barrie council in ten terms, 1951 to 1963, on the City of Barrie's own list of council members.
This page records a public role and nothing more: the council terms, offices and notes as the City prints them.
This profile is built from the City's list, which prints the name as “J. Earl Williams”; the entries are counted as one person by the rules set out on Barrie's mayors and councils.
In office: Ward 6 In office: Ward 1
Offices J. Earl Williams held (lines, coloured by office) and federal or provincial races lost (dots).
On the City's list of council members
The terms the City of Barrie's own list of council members, 1837 to 2022, shows J. Earl Williams serving, with the office and any note as the City prints them, and the milestones of each council: events from the City's history and notes, dated. The full list is on Barrie's mayors and councils.
- 1951 Alderman, Ward 6, as “J. Earl Williams” 1951: Marjorie Hamilton becomes Barrie's first woman mayor.
- 1952 Alderman, Ward 6, as “J. Earl Williams”
- 1953 Alderman, Ward 6, as “J. Earl Williams”
- 1954 Alderman, Ward 6, as “J. Earl Williams” 1954: Heber E. Smith becomes a member of Parliament.
- 1956 Alderman, Ward 6, as “J. Earl Williams”
- 1957 Alderman, Ward 6, as “J. Earl Williams”
- 1958 Alderman, Ward 6, as “J. Earl Williams” September 22, 1958: The town passes By-law 2349, applying to the Ontario Municipal Board to make Barrie a city.
- 1959 Alderman, Ward 6, as “J. Earl Williams” January 1, 1959: Barrie becomes a city, Simcoe County's first. The offices of reeve and deputy reeve end, and the six wards become four, with three members each. December 17, 1959: Barrie formally separates from Simcoe County, becoming a separated city.
- 1960–1961 Alderman, Ward 1, as “J. Earl Williams” 1960: Council terms become two years long, replacing annual elections. November 24, 1961: Otto D. Williams, a member of this council, dies.
- 1962–1963 Alderman, Ward 1, as “J. Earl Williams”
Source: City of Barrie, Members of Barrie Councils, 1837 to 2022 (updated November 2022).