Arthur James Williams (30 November 1880 – 10 October 1962) was a British trade unionist and politician, who served as Lord Mayor of Cardiff.
Born in Pontypool, Arthur was the son of James Edwin Williams, an activist in the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants (ASRS).
[1] In 1913, it became part of the National Union of Railwaymen, and Williams remained active, serving as its organising secretary for Wales, and representing it on various bodies relating to pensions.
He wrote What the Labour Party Stands For, and stood unsuccessfully in Cardiff East at the 1918 and 1922 United Kingdom general elections.
He retired from his trade union position in 1940, but remained on the council, and was Lord Mayor of Cardiff in 1958.