Sir Osmond Williams, 1st Baronet
Osmond Williams MP, circa 1905.
"The Champion of the Ladies", caricature by HCO in Vanity Fair, 1909.
Sir Arthur Osmond Williams (17 March 1849 – 28 January 1927) was a Welsh Liberal Party politician.
Background
He was born at Llanfihangel-y-Traethau, Merionethshire, Wales. He was the son of David Williams, M.P. for Merioneth 1868-1869, and Anne Louisa Loveday Williams. His sister was the welfare worker Alice Williams.[1] Arthur was educated at Eton. He married Frances Evelyn Greaves, daughter of John Whitehead Greaves and Ellen Stedman, on 3 August 1880 and had six children.
Politics
He was elected as M.P. for Merioneth at the 1900 general election and held the seat until 1910.[2]
References
- ↑ Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan, ‘Williams, Alice Helena Alexandra (1863–1957)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 20 Oct 2017
- ↑ Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Osmond Williams
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Osmond Williams
- The National Library of Wales :: Dictionary of Welsh Biography at yba.llgc.org.uk
- Family tree information
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Owen Morgan Edwards |
Member of Parliament for Merioneth 1900 – January 1910 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Haydn Jones |
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