Williams, William (1848 - 1913)

Summary

William Williams was a Wesleyan minister, and in 1897 was elected as the annual president and later the general president of the Methodist Churches in Australia. He was a keen naturalist and an active member of the local science societies in the localities he served as a minister. In 1889, he was elected as a Fellow of the Linnean Society, London, sponsored by F. Mueller for his 'exceptional knowledge of certain branches of science'. Other sponsors were Dr Paul Howard MacGillivray of Bendigo, and John Bracebridge Wilson of Geelong. Williams wrote and presented several scientific articles, which were often re-published in the local newpapers.

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Chronology

1889

Award - Fellow, The Linnean Society of London (FLS)

1891

Award - Presentation of an illuminated address, Bendigo Science Society

1897 - 1906

Career position - President, Annual conference, Methodist Church of Australia

1907 - 1910

Career position - President, General conference, Methodist Church of Australia [in succession to W H Fitchett BA LLD]

1911

Career event - Attended fourth Ecumenical Conference of the Methodist Church, Toronto, Canada

1911

Award - Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa), Victoria University, Toronto, Canada

1913

Life event - Buried, Boroondara Cemetery, Victoria

Related entries

Archival resources

Uniting Church in Australia, Victorian Synod

• William Williams - Records, 1848 - 1913; Uniting Church in Australia, Victorian Synod. Details

Published resources

Newspaper Articles

• 'Presentation to the Rev. W. Williams FLS', Bendigo Advertiser (1891), 2, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88960468. Details
• 'Our gallery of portraits No. 249. [Rev. William Williams FLS]', Prahran Telegraph (1893), 3, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article144499470. Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q8020398. Details
• 'Williams, W', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-468071. Details