John Henry Williams (politician)

(Redirected from John Henry Williams (Welsh politician)) Welsh politician (1869–1936)

For the New Zealand politician, see Jack Williams (New Zealand politician).

John Henry Williams (19 May 1869 – 7 February 1936), also known as Snowden Williams, was a Liverpool-born Welsh Labour Party politician.

Educated in Cardiff, Oxford and at the London Hospital, he graduated with the Licence of the Society of Apothecaries (LSA) in 1902.

He was initially employed as a ship's surgeon for the Booth Shipping Line, before becoming a general practitioner in Burry Port, Carmarthenshire. He was elected to Burry Port Urban District Council, serving as its chairman. He was also a member of Carmarthenshire County Council where he was the chairman of the health committee and of the child welfare committee.

At the 1922 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Llanelli, and held the seat until he died from pneumonia in 1936.

References

^ "Williams, Snowden, Dr, of Burry Port". Archives Networks Wales. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
^ "By-Election At Llanelly. Death Of Dr. Williams, M.P". The Times. 8 February 1936. p. 12.
^ "WILLIAMS, Dr John Henry". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. December 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
^ "Obituaries". British Medical Journal. 1 (3920): 393. 22 February 1936. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.3920.393-b. S2CID 220035532.
"From The Empire. The Parliamentary Delegation. Itinerary Complete". Brisbane Courier. 17 September 1926. p. 9.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byTowyn Jones	Member of Parliament for Llanelli 1922–1936	Succeeded byJim Griffiths

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