James Miller Williams

James Miller Williams (September 14, 1818 – November 25, 1890) was a Canadian-American businessman and politician. Williams is best known for establishing the first commercially successful oil well in 1858 and igniting the first oil boom in North America.[1] Williams is commonly viewed as the father of the petroleum industry in Canada.[2]

James Miller Williams
Ontario MPP
In office
1867–1879
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byJohn Gibson
ConstituencyHamilton
Personal details
Born(1818-09-14)September 14, 1818
Camden, New Jersey
DiedNovember 25, 1890(1890-11-25) (aged 72)
Hamilton, Ontario
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)
M. C. Jackson (m. 1842)
Children4
OccupationBusinessman

Honours, decorations, awards and distinctions

In 1997, James Miller Williams was inducted into the Canadian Petroleum Hall of Fame for digging the first successful commercial oil well in North America and creating North America's first oil company. [5]

In 2008, Canada Post issued a stamp commemorating the first commercial oil well, featuring portraits of Charles Tripp and Williams.[22]

References
  1. Burr, Christina. (2006). Canada's Victorian Oil Town : the Transformation of Petrolia from Resource Town into a Victorian Community. Montreal, Kingston, London and Ithaca: McGill-Queen's University Press. pp. 15–16. ISBN 978-0-7735-7590-5. OCLC 951204013.
  2. "James Miller Williams - Conventional Oil - Alberta's Energy Heritage". history.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  3. Norman R. Ball and Edward Phelps, “WILLIAMS, JAMES MILLER,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 11, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed June 10, 2020, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio.php?id_nbr=5906
  4. Burr, Christina. (2006). Canada's Victorian Oil Town : the Transformation of Petrolia from Resource Town into a Victorian Community. Montreal, Kingston, London and Ithaca: McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-7735-7590-5. OCLC 951204013.
  5. May, Gary. (1998). Hard oiler! : the story of canadians' quest for oil at home and abroad. Toronto: Dundurn. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-4597-1312-3. OCLC 1127560811.
  6. Taylor, Graham D. (2019). Imperial standard : Imperial Oil, Exxon, and the Canadian oil industry from 1880. Calgary, Alberta, Canada: University of Calgary Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-77385-036-8. OCLC 1087508620.
  7. Gray, Earle. (2005). The great Canadian oil patch : the petroleum era from birth to peak. Edmonton: JuneWarren Pub. p. 23. ISBN 0-9737342-0-5. OCLC 60679720.
  8. "James Miller Williams". Lambton County Museums. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  9. Burr, Christina. (2006). Canada's Victorian Oil Town : the Transformation of Petrolia from Resource Town into a Victorian Community. Montreal, Kingston, London and Ithaca: McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-7735-7590-5. OCLC 951204013.
  10. Taylor, Graham. Imperial standard : Imperial Oil, Exxon, and the Canadian oil industry from 1880. Calgary, Alberta, Canada: University of Calgary Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-77385-036-8. OCLC 1087508620.
  11. Gray, Earle. (2008). Ontario's petroleum legacy : the birth, evolution and challenges of a global industry. Edmonton: Heritage Community Foundation. pp. 14, 90. ISBN 978-1-4593-3970-5. OCLC 842999352.
  12. Burr, Christina. (2006). Canada's Victorian Oil Town : the Transformation of Petrolia from Resource Town into a Victorian Community. Montreal, Kingston, London and Ithaca: McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-7735-7590-5. OCLC 951204013.
  13. Gray, Earle (2005). The great Canadian oil patch : the petroleum era from birth to peak. Edmonton: JuneWarren Pub. p. 26. ISBN 0-9737342-0-5. OCLC 60679720.
  14. International Exhibition (1862 : London, England) (1862). Medals and honourable mentions awarded by the international juries : with a list of the jurors, and the report of the Council of Chairmen. Printed for Her Majesty's Commissioners by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode. p. 5. OCLC 23815702.
  15. May, Gary. (1998). Hard oiler! : the story of canadians' quest for oil at home and abroad. Toronto: Dundurn. pp. 47–48. ISBN 978-1-4597-1312-3. OCLC 1127560811.
  16. Gray, Earle. (2005). The great Canadian oil patch : the petroleum era from birth to peak. Edmonton: JuneWarren Pub. p. 30. ISBN 0-9737342-0-5. OCLC 60679720.
  17. Burr, Christina. (2006). Canada's Victorian Oil Town : the Transformation of Petrolia from Resource Town into a Victorian Community. Montreal, Kingston, London and Ithaca: McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-7735-7590-5. OCLC 951204013.
  18. Phelps, Charles. (1965) John Henry Fairbank of Petrolia (1831-1914): A Canadian Entrepreneur (Master’s Thesis). Western University. p. 143.
  19. Gray, Earle. (2008). Ontario's petroleum legacy : the birth, evolution and challenges of a global industry. Edmonton: Heritage Community Foundation. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-4593-3970-5. OCLC 842999352.
  20. "James Williams | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  21. May, Gary. (1998). Hard oiler! : the story of canadians' quest for oil at home and abroad. Toronto: Dundurn. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-4597-1312-3. OCLC 1127560811.
  22. "Industries: Oil and Gas". www.canadapost.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-10.


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