Aneurin Williams

He was born in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, the second son of Edward Williams, CE, JP, ironmaster, of Cleveland Lodge, Middlesbrough.

He was firstly the unsuccessful Liberal candidate for the safe Conservative Medway Division of Kent at the 1906 General Election.

He was one of the successful Liberal candidates for the dual member Plymouth Division of Devon at the January 1910 General Election.

[6] He was a Director of the Welsh National House Trust Ltd.[7] He was the successful Liberal candidate for the Consett Division of Durham at the 1918 General Election.

At the next General Election he was finally defeated; Both his children also stood as Liberal Party candidates.

His daughter Ursula came close to re-gaining her father's seat of Consett at the 1923 General Election.