John Williams (Nottinghamshire politician)

John Carvell Williams[1]

John Carvell Williams (20 September 1821 – 8 October 1907)[2] was an English Nonconformist campaigner and a Liberal Party politician.

Williams was the son of John Allen Williams of Stepney and his wife Mary Carvell, and was educated privately. He was a Nonconformist and campaigned against the privileged status of the Church of England. From 1847 to 1877, he was secretary to the Liberation Society and was Parliamentary chairman to the society. He authored works on disestablishment and other ecclesiastical subjects. He was a Director of Whittlington Life Insurance Company.[3][4]

In the 1885 general election, Williams was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham South but lost the seat in the 1886 general election.[5] He was elected MP for Mansfield In the 1892 general election and held the seat until the 1900 general election.[6]

Williams married Anne Goodman, daughter of Ricard Goodman, of Hornsey. She died on 21 December 1902.[7]

Williams lived at Crouch End and died at the age of 86.

  1. ^ "Souvenir of the Autumnal Meetings (October 1901, Manchester) of the Congregational Union of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland". Lancashire Faces & Places. 1 (10): 158. October 1901.
  2. ^ "Leigh Rayment". Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Open Library John Carvell Williams
  4. ^ Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
  5. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 163. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  6. ^ "Leigh Rayment". Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Obituaries". The Times. No. 36958. London. 23 December 1902. p. 4.