T. Marchant Williams Explained

Sir Thomas Marchant Williams, writing name T. Marchant Williams, (1845  - 27 October 1914) was a Welsh nationalist, lawyer, and author.

Williams was one of the first students of Aberystwyth University and later received a BA from the University of London. He went on to study law and be active in Welsh associations. In early 1900 he was appointed stipendiary magistrate at Merthyr Tydfil.^[1] Williams founded the paper The Nationalist.^[2] Among his works are The Welsh Members of Parliament^[3] and poems such as The Cloud.^[4] He received a knighthood by 1905.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Appointment. 24 February 1900 . 11 . 36074.
2. Web site: Williams, Sir Thomas Marchant (1845-1914), barrister and writer. Edward Morgan Humphreys. Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. 9 October 2019.
3. Book: Richard Carwardine. Jay Sexton. The Global Lincoln. 8 July 2011. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-970243-5. 154.
4. Book: The Celtic Review. 1914. William Hodge & Company. 169.
5. Book: William Cadwaladr Davies. William Lewis Jones. Sir John Edward Lloyd. The University of Wales and Its Constituent Colleges. 1905. F. E. Robinson & Company. 106& 221.