George Williams (YMCA) later merged into Concordia University, with its former campus retaining the name Sir George Williams Campus. George Williams (YMCA) Sir George Williams (11 October 18216 November 1905) was an English philanthropist and founder of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). The oldest and largest youth charity in the world, its aim is to support young people to belong, contribute and thrive in their communities. Williams was born on a farm in Dulverton, Somerset, England and baptized into the Church of England. As a young man, he described himself as a "careless, thoughtless, godless, swearing young fellow". After an accident, his
George E. Williams George E. Williams George E. Williams (28 February 1828 – 31 October 1914) was an American newspaper publisher and politician from New York. He was born on February 28, 1828, in Clay, Onondaga County, New York. He attended the public schools, and for six months the Clinton Liberal Institute. In 1851, he became the editor and publisher of the "Phoenix Gazette", a Whig-leaning newspaper. Two years later he moved to Fulton, in Oswego County, and published there the "Oswego County Gazette". Williams and his paper joined the Republican cause in 1855. In 1858, the paper was merged with Richard K.