Sir George Williams University College, named after George Williams, founder of the original YMCA in London, upon which the Montreal YMCA was based. In 1934, Sir George Williams College offered the first undergraduate credit course in adult education in Canada. The Sir George Williams College became Sir George Williams University (SGWU) in 1948, when it received a university charter from the provincial government, though it remained the education arm of the Montreal YMCA. SGWU expanded into its first standalone building, the Norris Building, in 1956. It established a Centre for Human Relations and Community Studies in 1963. SGWU continued to hold classes in the
Frederick Williams (priest) Frederick Williams (priest) Frederick Henry Williams (1826 – 22 August 1885) was a 19th Century Anglican clergyman, considered at the time to be a controversial figure. Williams was born at Skea House, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland in 1826, the son of George Campbell Williams, his mother's maiden name was Harrold. Frederick Henry Williams married Jane Susannah Gael in London on and was divorced . They had one son, George Frederick Charles Williams. Frederick Henry Williams died aged 59 in Grahamstown, South Africa. Williams was appointed Dean of Grahamstown 1865. Various schemes had been discussed from time to time for the building