John Henry Williams (politician) explained

John Henry Williams (19 May 1869  - 7 February 1936), also known as Snowden Williams, was a Liverpool-born Welsh Labour Party politician.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Educated in Cardiff, Oxford and at the London Hospital, he graduated with the Licence of the Society of Apothecaries (LSA) in 1902.

He was initially employed as a ship's surgeon for the Booth Shipping Line, before becoming a general practitioner in Burry Port, Carmarthenshire. He was elected to Burry Port Urban District Council, serving as its chairman. He was also a member of Carmarthenshire County Council where he was the chairman of the health committee and of the child welfare committee.^[4]

At the 1922 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Llanelli, and held the seat until he died from pneumonia in 1936.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Williams, Snowden, Dr, of Burry Port. Archives Networks Wales. 7 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215007/http://anws.llgc.org.uk/cgi-bin/anw/fulldesc_nofr?inst_id=30&coll_id=1667&expand=. 3 March 2016. dead.
2. Web site: WILLIAMS, Dr John Henry. December 2007. Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 7 February 2012.
3. 22 February 1936. 3920. Obituaries. British Medical Journal. 393. 10.1136/bmj.1.3920.393-b. 1. 220035532.
4. News: From The Empire. The Parliamentary Delegation. Itinerary Complete . 17 September 1926 . . 9 .
5. News: By-Election At Llanelly. Death Of Dr. Williams, M.P . . 8 February 1936 . 12 .