Biography of Williams, Frederick Rotimi Alade

Williams, Frederick Rotimi Alade (1920–2005)
Career Highlights

Attorney-General and Minister of Justice of the Western Region in the 1950s.
Represented applicants in the notable case of J.S. Olawoyin and six others vs. Commissioner of Police in 1961.
Education

Born in Lagos, Nigeria.
Attended CMS Grammar School, Lagos.
Studied at the University of Cambridge, UK (1939–1942).
Called to the English Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1943.
Legal Career

Established his law chambers in Lagos in 1943 and practiced there throughout his life.
Became Nigeria’s first Queen’s Counsel (1958).
Appointed the first Senior Advocate of Nigeria (1975).
Public Service

Chairman, Lagos Town Council (1953–1954).
Held multiple roles in the Western Region, including Attorney-General, Minister of Justice, and Minister of Local Government in the 1950s.
Served as Acting Prime Minister of the Western Region in 1960.
Member of the Western Region House of Chiefs and the Committee for New Regional Legislation.
Professional Associations

President, Nigerian Bar Association (1959–1968).
Member, Council of Legal Education (1962–1968).
Chairman, National Universities Commission (1968).
Chairman, Constitution Drafting Committee (1976–1977).
Member, Constituent Assembly (1977–1978).
Academic Contributions

Chancellor, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Chairman, Provisional Council, University of Ife.
International Engagements

Active member of several international organizations, including the British Institute of Comparative Law.
Source
Principal information derived from Africa’s Who’s Who || gregnwoko