Sir Hugh Williams, 8th Baronet

Sir Hugh Williams, 8th Baronet (1718 – 19 August 1794), was a British Army officer and landowner in Wales, who sat in the House of Commons between 1768 and 1794.

Early life Born in 1718, the son of Colonel Griffith Williams of Arianws, near Llangelynnin, Caernarvonshire and, his wife, Mary, daughter of Robert Williams, he was commissioned into the British Army in 1739.

Promoted Captain in the 34th Foot in 1744, he succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his cousin Sir Robert Williams, 7th Baronet, in November 1745.

Career In 1756 Sir Hugh was a Major in the 6th Foot at Menorca when the garrison was attacked in that year. In 1759 Williams was serving in a Volunteer Battalion of the 85th Foot.

Sir Hugh and Lady Williams (aka Bulkeley) had two sons and two daughters, including:

Sir Robert Williams, 9th Baronet (1764–1830), who married Anne (died 1837), daughter of the Rev. Edward Lewis Hughes, in 1799.

Sir Hugh died on 19 August 1794, being succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Robert.