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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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 was appointed High Sheriff of Glamorgan for 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.
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].
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.
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| Preceded by Edward William Wynne Pendarves and Charles Lemon |
Member of Parliament for West Cornwall 1853–1858 With: Charles Lemon to 1857 Richard Davey from 1857) |
Succeeded by John St Aubyn and Richard Davey |