About Ronald Williams
Lived 1907 – 1958 (aged 50). Ronald Williams was a British politician.
Ronald Watkins Williams (8 July 1907 –14 March 1958) was a British Labour Party politician.
He was elected to the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wigan in a by-election in 1948, following the death in 1947 of sitting Labour MP William Foster.
Williams was re-elected in this safe Labour seat at the 1950 general election and returned again at the 1955 general election, but died aged 50 in 1958. At the subsequent by-election in 1958, the seat was held for Labour by Alan Fitch.
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Who was Ronald Williams?
British politician (1907-1958)
When was Ronald Williams born?
Ronald Williams was born on 8 July 1907.
When did Ronald Williams die?
Ronald Williams died on 14 March 1958.
What was Ronald Williams's occupation?
Ronald Williams was a politician.
What nationality was Ronald Williams?
Ronald Williams was British.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Ronald Williams (Labour politician)
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