John Williams (born 1873) was a British trade unionist and political activist.
Born in Cheshire, Williams worked as a farm labourer, a brickmaker, and then as a gas stoker.
[1] During the First World War, Williams served on the Cheshire Appeal Tribunal, and in 1917 he became the full-time Lancashire District Organiser of the National Union of General Workers, working closely with J. R.
[1][2] Although this entailed moving to Manchester, he was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Northwich at the 1918 United Kingdom general election.
In 1926, Williams was elected to Manchester City Council, representing All Saints ward.