Obadiah Williams Explained

Obadiah Williams was a 19th-century wealthy Irish merchant of Huguenot origin. About 1810 he built and resided in the Dartry House, an imposing two-storey mansion in the Dublin suburban area of the same name.^[1]

In 1891, he was a co-founder of the Penygraig Industrial Co-Operative Society.^[2]

References

1. Fagan, Jack, "Period house on 3.9 acres in Dartry sold for €30m", The Irish Times, May 18, 2005, URL retrieved November 19, 2006.
2. http://webapps.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk/heritagetrail/rhondda/penygraig/penygraig.htm Heritage Trail Sites