[1] The Williams family bought the Morfa Copper Smelting Works in Swansea in 1831.
Michael Williams was vested with the responsibility of the Welsh business and was appointed High Sheriff of Glamorgan for 1840.
[1] He was the only nomination as MP for West Cornwall, at a by-election, following the death of Edward Wynne-Pendarves, on 26 June 1853.
Michael Williams and Richard Davey were returned unopposed as Liberals on 19 July 1857.
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