William Hewins

William Hewins
William Hewins circa 1900
Born (1865-05-11)11 May 1865
Died 17 November 1931(1931-11-17) (aged 66)
Nationality United Kingdom
Field Economics

William Albert Samuel Hewins (11 May 1865 – 17 November 1931) was a British economist and Conservative politician.[1] In 1895, he was appointed by Sidney Webb as the first Director of the London School of Economics, a post he held until 1903.[2]

Family and education

Hewins was the son of Samuel Hewins, an iron merchant. He was educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School and Pembroke College, Oxford University. He graduated with a degree in mathematics and later worked as a university extension lecturer.

Politics

Hewins resigned from teaching to work for Joseph Chamberlain and his campaign for tariff reform. He unsuccessfully contested Shipley in 1910 and Middleton in 1912 but was successfully returned to Parliament for Hereford in a 1912 by-election. He served in the coalition government of David Lloyd George as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1917 to 1919. He retired from the House of Commons before the 1918 general election.[1]

He was invited to represent Tory opinions as a member of the Coefficients dining club of social reformers, formed by Sidney and Beatrice Webb in 1902.[3]

In later life Hewins wrote articles for the Encyclopædia Britannica and the Dictionary of National Biography. [4] He also published among other works Trade in Balance (1924), Empire Restored (1927), and the Apologia of an Imperialist (1929).[1]

He died on 17 November 1931, at age 66.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "William Hewins". British History > History of Socialism. Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "LSE's first Director – William Hewins".
  3. ↑ Gollin, Alfred M. (1984). No Longer an Island: Britain and the Wright Brothers, 1902–1909. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. p. 231. ISBN 978-0804712651.
  4. ↑ W.A.S.H. (1910). "Economics". The Encyclopaedia Britannica; A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. VIII (DEMIJOHN to EDWARD) (11th ed.). Cambridge, England and New York: At the University Press. pp. 899–910. Retrieved 17 July 2018 – via Internet Archive.
Educational offices
New office Director of the London School of Economics
1895–1903		 Succeeded by
Halford Mackinder
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Arkwright		 Member of Parliament for Hereford
1912–1918		 Succeeded by
Charles Pulley
Political offices
Preceded by
Arthur Steel-Maitland		 Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
1917–1919		 Succeeded by
Leo Amery


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