Early Life and Education
Daniel E. Williams was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, the eldest of four children to Thomas Williams and Teresita (Galway). He received his early education from Saint Bonaventure's College and then Gonzaga High School. The Williams family have been Progressive Conservatives since the province's confederation with Canada; Williams handed out brochures and put up signs in support of John Diefenbaker's campaign to be Prime Minister.
Williams went on to study at Memorial University of Newfoundland, where he received a degree in political science and economics. In 1969, he was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship and went to Keble College, Oxford, United Kingdom to read Arts in Law. Whilst at Oxford he played hockey for the Oxford University Ice Hockey Club. He then attended Dalhousie University, Halifax where he earned a Bachelor of Laws degree.
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