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
George Williams (British politician) He accepted the nomination, and was elected as MP at the 1832 general election. He was defeated at the next election in 1835. Colonel George williams died at his Woolton home, aged 85. George Williams (British politician) Lieutenant-Colonel George Williams (1765 – 19 December 1850) was a British army officer and Liberal politician. Although Williams was of Welsh descent, he was born in St Johns, Newfoundland, where his father was lord chief justice of the province. When General John Burgoyne launched the Saratoga Campaign in 1777, Williams joined the army as a twelve-year-old volunteer. He was granted a commission as