D. J. Williams (politician)
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David James Williams (3 February 1897 – 12 September 1972) was a Welsh miner and checkweighman who became a Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP).
Coal mining career
Williams was born in
Political activity
In 1931 Williams was elected to
Election
Sir William Jenkins, the MP for Neath, died in December 1944. As a local candidate, Williams won the sponsorship of the miners and was chosen to follow him; he was elected to Parliament at a by-election in May 1945. At the 1945 general election a few weeks later, his majority was among the highest in the country.
Parliament
Williams was strongly opposed to continuing
Williams opposed the Macmillan government's application for Britain to join the European Economic Community. In 1964, he urged the Conservative government to intervene in a dispute in the private Welsh steel industry by setting up a Court of Inquiry. Later that year Williams announced his retirement, stating that on medical advice his health would not stand up to another Parliament.
Williams and his wife Jenny, lived in Cilfrew on the outskirts of Neath.
References
- Who Was Who
- M. Stenton and S. Lees, "Who's Who of British MPs" Vol. IV (Harvester Press, 1981)
- Francis H, D Smith, The Fed, A History Of The South Wales Miners In The Twentieth Century, Cardiff University Press, 1998.