WILLIAMS, TOM BOSWELL (1851-1931), born in Newport, Monmouthshire, came to Victoria in 1852 with his parents and to New Zealand in 1862. He tried his luck at goldmining on the West Coast, and in 1878 established a brewery in Wanganui. He later took up farming near Wanganui and in 1898 went into business as an auctioneer. Williams was elected to the Wanganui borough council in 1885 and was some years mayor (1913-15 and 1920-24). He was a member of the hospital board, the river trust, and the hydro-electric league, chairman of the patriotic association and repatriation committee, president of the chamber of commerce and a director of the Wanganui Herald. He was a past master of freemasons. His death occurred on 16 Jun 1931.

Who's Who N.Z., 1924; Wanganui Herald, 16 Jun 1931; Who's Who in Wanganui, 1915 (p).

Reference: Volume 2, page 260

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