John Williams (Gower MP)
John Williams (17 February 1861 – 20 June 1922) was a Welsh Labour Party politician.
Williams was born in
coal mine at the age of twelve. Eight years later, he was elected as checkweighman, a post he held for twelve years. He then became a full-time miners' agent for the Western Miners' Association.[1] In this role he was a close associate of William Abraham
.
A supporter of the
Glamorgan County Council but declined to go to the poll.[2]
At the
constituency of Gower in West Glamorgan. He stood as an Independent Liberal[3] candidate and won election despite being opposed by an official Liberal candidate. Upon election he took the Liberal whip and was active in the Liberal party's trade union group. When the Miners' Federation of Great Britain decided to affiliate to the Labour Party in 1909, along with the other Welsh mining MPs, he joined the Labour Party.[citation needed
]
Death
He held his seat until his death in 1922, at the age of 60.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 0855273259.
- ^ "Ynysybwl and the County Council Contest ". Pontypridd Chronicle. 1 April 1898. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918, FWS Craig
Bibliography
_colour.png){kind=small}   | This article about a Labour Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing a Welsh constituency is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |