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John Williams (1861–20 June 1922) was a Welsh Labour Party politician.

Williams was a Miners Agent, a close associate of William Abraham and a prominent [Liberal-Labour]] politician.

At the 1906 general election, Williams was first elected as Member of Parliament for the Welsh constituency of Gower in West Glamorgan. He stood as a Liberal-Labour candidate and won election despite being opposed by a Liberal candidate. Upon he took the Liberal whip and was active the 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.

He held his seat until his death in 1922, at the age of 60.

References

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Aeron Thomas	Member of Parliament for Gower 1906 – 1922	Succeeded by David Grenfell

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 '''John Williams''' (1861&ndash;20 June 1922) was a [[Wales|Welsh]] [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician.
+Williams was a Miners Agent, a close associate of [[William Abraham]] and a prominent [Liberal-Labour]] politician.
-At the [[United Kingdom general election, 1906|1906 general election]], Williams was first elected as [[Member of Parliament]] for the Welsh [[constituency]] of [[Gower (UK Parliament constituency)|Gower]] in [[West Glamorgan]].  He held the seat until his death in 1922, at the age of 60.
+At the [[United Kingdom general election, 1906|1906 general election]], Williams was first elected as [[Member of Parliament]] for the Welsh [[constituency]] of [[Gower (UK Parliament constituency)|Gower]] in [[West Glamorgan]]. He stood as a [[Liberal-Labour]] candidate and won election despite being opposed by a Liberal candidate. Upon he took the Liberal whip and was active the 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.
+He held his seat until his death in 1922, at the age of 60.
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