Michael Williams (MP)

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Michael Williams (18 April 1784 - 15 June 1858) was MP for West Cornwall from 19 July 1853 until his death in June 1858.

He was the second son of John Williams "the Third" (23 September 1753 – 17 April 1841), the Cornish industrialist, of the Williams family. He bought Caerhays Castle.[1].

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[edit] Business interests

The Williams family bought the Morfa Copper Smelting Works in Swansea in 1831. Michael Williams was vested with the responsibility of the Welsh business and became High Sheriff of Glamorgan in 1840.[2]

He was a Director of the Cornwall Railway and chaired its Ordinary Meeting on 3 March 1854, whose proceedings were reported in The Times, in two advertisements on 10 March [3]. He was still the chair of the Company in June 1857, [4], when a Special general Meeting was announced.

[edit] Service in Westminster

He was the only nomination as MP for West Cornwall, at a by-election, following the death of Edward William Wynne Pendarves, on 26 June 1853. Michael Williams was elected as a Liberal on 19 July 1853 [5]. He was re-elected, again without opposition, at the General Election of 1857 [6].

[edit] Death

The Times received by electric telegraph and published on 16 June, news of his death "a little after 5 o'clock" on 15 June 1858 at Trevince, [7]. He was aged 74.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Purchase of Caerhays - source: Maurice Smelt 101 Cornish Lives, Alison Hodge (2006), ISNB 0-906720-50-8. page 248: article on John Williams (1753-1841)
  2. ^ Cornish Mining website (accessed 6 March 2008).
  3. ^ The Times, Friday, 10 March, 1854; pg. 5; Issue 21685; col A
  4. ^ The Times, Tuesday, 16 June 1857; pg. 4; Issue 22708; col A.
  5. ^ The Times, Monday, 11 July, 1853; pg. 3; Issue 21477; col D "Election Intelligence":(Election and its expected conclusion announced).
  6. ^ The Times, Saturday, 21 March 1857; pg. 12; Issue 22634; col A and The Times, Wednesday, 1 April 1857; pg. 5; Issue 22643; col E "The Elections".
  7. ^ The Times, Wednesday, 16 June 1858; pg. 5; Issue 23021; col D
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Edward William Wynne Pendarves
and Charles Lemon		 Member of Parliament for West Cornwall
1853–1858
Served alongside: Charles Lemon (to 1857)
Richard Davey (from 1857)		 Succeeded by
John St Aubyn
and Richard Davey
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