Charles Williams

Charles Williams (21 April 1886 – 28 October 1955) was a Conservative Party politician in England. He was member of parliament (MP) for constituencies in Devon from 1918 to 1922, and from 1924 to 1955. On 1 January 1952 he was appointed a member of the Privy Council, in recognition of his political and public service.

Political career He was elected to the House of Commons on his first attempt, as a Coalition Conservative candidate for the Tavistock constituency at the 1918 general election, defeating his Liberal Party opponent with a majority of 13% of the votes. However, at the 1922 general election, the Liberal took the seat on a swing of over 10%.

At the 1923 election, he stood in Torquay, where he lost narrowly to the Liberal candidate. He won the seat at the 1924 general election,