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'''Thomas Edward Williams, 1st Baron Williams''' (26 July 1892 – 18 February 1966), was a [[Peerage of the United Kingdom|peer]] of the [[United Kingdom]]. |
'''Thomas Edward Williams, 1st Baron Williams''' (26 July 1892 – 18 February 1966), was a [[Peerage of the United Kingdom|peer]] of the [[United Kingdom]]. |
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Williams attended [[Porth]] County School, and later [[Ruskin College]]. He moved to London and joined the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], and in 1919 was elected to [[Woolwich Metropolitan Borough Council]]. He stood unsuccessfully for the party in [[Finsbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Finsbury]] at the [[1931 UK general election]], and that year was elected to the party's [[National Executive Committee of the Labour Party|National Executive Committee]] (NEC).<ref name="whowaswho">{{cite book |title=Williams, 1st Baron |publisher=Oxford University Press |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U51375 }}</ref> |
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In 1932, Williams was elected to [[London County Council]], representing [[Camberwell North (London County Council constituency)|Camberwell North]]; on this council, he chaired the Parliamentary Committee. He left the council and the NEC in 1935, and focused on the [[co-operative movement]], serving as president of the [[Co-operative Wholesale Society]], the central executive of the [[Co-operative Union]], as chair of the English and Scottish Joint Co-operative Wholesale Society, and as president of the [[Co-operative Congress]] in 1952–53.<ref name="whowaswho" /> |
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| ⚫ | He was ennobled on 24 June 1948 as '''Baron Williams''', of [[Ynyshir]] in the County of [[Glamorgan]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=38341 |date=2 July 1948 |page=3834 }}</ref> The peerage became extinct on his death in 1966. He was also made a Commander of the [[Order of Dannebrog]].<ref name="whowaswho" /> |
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In 1947 Williams was appointed a member of the [[London Transport Executive]].<ref>''First annual report statement of accounts and statistics for the year ended 31st December, 1948'', [[British Transport Commission]]</ref> |
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*[https://archives.parliament.uk/collections/getrecord/GB61_WLL Parliamentary Archives, Papers of Baron Williams of Ynyshir, Glamorgan] |
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Latest revision as of 12:26, 10 January 2024
Thomas Edward Williams, 1st Baron Williams (26 July 1892 – 18 February 1966), was a peer of the United Kingdom.
Williams attended Porth County School, and later Ruskin College. He moved to London and joined the Labour Party, and in 1919 was elected to Woolwich Metropolitan Borough Council. He stood unsuccessfully for the party in Finsbury at the 1931 UK general election, and that year was elected to the party's National Executive Committee (NEC).[1]
In 1932, Williams was elected to London County Council, representing Camberwell North; on this council, he chaired the Parliamentary Committee. He left the council and the NEC in 1935, and focused on the co-operative movement, serving as president of the Co-operative Wholesale Society, the central executive of the Co-operative Union, as chair of the English and Scottish Joint Co-operative Wholesale Society, and as president of the Co-operative Congress in 1952–53.[1]
He was ennobled on 24 June 1948 as Baron Williams, of Ynyshir in the County of Glamorgan.[2] The peerage became extinct on his death in 1966. He was also made a Commander of the Order of Dannebrog.[1]
In 1947 Williams was appointed a member of the London Transport Executive.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Williams, 1st Baron. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U51375.
- ^ "No. 38341". The London Gazette. 2 July 1948. p. 3834.
- ^ First annual report statement of accounts and statistics for the year ended 31st December, 1948, British Transport Commission
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