John Henry Williams (politician)

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.[1][2][3][4]

Educated in Cardiff, Oxford and at the London Hospital, he graduated with the Licence of the Society of Apothecaries (LSA) in 1902.[3][4]

He was initially employed as a ship's surgeon for the Booth Shipping Line, before becoming a general practitioner in Burry Port, Carmarthenshire.[1][4] He was elected to Burry Port Urban District Council, serving as its chairman.[3] He was also a member of Carmarthenshire County Council where he was the chairman of the health committee and of the child welfare committee.[3][5]

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.[2][4]

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