John Charles Williams

For the British Anglican priest, see John Williams (archdeacon of Worcester). For the English cricketer, see John Williams (cricketer, born 1980).

John Charles Williams (30 April 1861 – 29 March 1939)[1] was an English Liberal Unionist[2] politician and a noted gardener at Caerhays Castle, Cornwall, where he grew and bred rhododendrons and other plants.[3] An important group of camellia cultivars, Camellia × williamsii, was originally bred by him. He also took an interest in the development of new daffodil cultivars.[4]

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference craig1885-1918 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Williams, John Charles (WLMS881JC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ Oxford dictionary of national biography. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. 2004. p. 61472. ISBN 019861411X.