David Rees-Williams, 1st Baron Ogmore
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| David Rees-Williams | |
| In office 1945 – 1950 |
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| Preceded by | Herbert Williams |
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| Succeeded by | seat abolished |
| Constituency | Croydon South |
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| Born | 22 November 1903 Bridgend, Wales |
| Died | 30 August 1976 |
| Political party | Labour |
David Rees Rees-Williams, 1st Baron Ogmore, PC (22 November 1903 - 30 August 1976) was a UK politician.
Rees-Williams was born in Bridgend, Wales. He qualified as a solicitor in 1929 and married and had three children.
As Lieutenant-Colonel Rees-Williams, he was elected Labour Member of Parliament for Croydon South in 1945, defeating the incumbent MP, Sir Herbert Williams. In the government he was a minister in the Colonial Office, travelling to East Asia to consider the movements towards independence. His seat was redistributed at the end of the Parliament and he narrowly lost the successor seat at the 1950 general election and was created 1st Baron Ogmore on 5 July 1950. He served as Minister of Civil Aviation in 1951 and was made a Privy Councillor the same year.
Lord Ogmore joined the Liberal Party in 1959 and served as Liberal Party President, 1963 - 1964.
Lord Ogmore's daughter, Elizabeth Rees-Williams, married the actors Richard Harris and Rex Harrison, the businessman Peter Aitken and more recently Jonathan Aitken, the former Conservative MP.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Herbert Williams |
Member of Parliament for Croydon South 1945–1950 |
Succeeded by (constituency abolished) |
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| Preceded by New creation |
Baron Ogmore 1950–1976 |
Succeeded by Gwilym Rees-Williams |
