Arthur Williams (died 3 October 1953) was an Australian-born Western Samoan plumber and politician who served as a member of the Legislative Council between 1924 and 1929.
Biography
Born in Australia, as a teenager Williams ran away to Fiji, where he worked as a chauffeur for the government.[1] In 1915 he visited Western Samoa and decided to remain in the territory permanently.[1] He subsequently set up a plumbing and tinsmith business in 1917,[2][3][4] and married Telesia Tuala in July 1919.[5] He was a freemason and a founding member of the Calliope masonic lodge, as well as being an officer in the Grand Lodge of New Zealand.[2]