Sir Ralph Champneys Williams, CMG (9 March 1848 – 22 June 1927)[1] was a British colonial governor.

He then served at Pretoria, South Africa, Gibraltar and Barbados, for which he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1901 New Year Honours List.

[2] In early 1901 he returned to Bechuanaland as Resident Commissioner at the height of the Second Boer War.

While governor of Newfoundland Williams travelled throughout the island and the coast of Labrador.

He was opposed to confederation with Canada and desired to maintain Newfoundland's individuality and hold fast Britain's last tie to North America.