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 C. Williams (Medal of Honor) 14, 1926. He is interred at the Cedar Grove Cemetery in New London, Connecticut. While on duty with the wagon train as quartermaster sergeant he voluntarily left his place of safety in the rear, joined a company, and fought with distinguished gallantry through the action. George C. Williams (Medal of Honor) George C. Williams (1839–1926) was a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War who was awarded the Medal of Honor. Williams was born in England on December 9, 1839. He emigrated to the United States and joined the Union Army during the American Civil War. He