Arnold Williams (30 September 1890 – 1 January 1958) was a British businessman and Liberal politician.

Family and education

Arnold Williams was the son of S W Williams, a

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chartered accountant. He was educated privately and at

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. In 1915 he married Bessie Clarke Morland. They had one son and a daughter.''Who was Who'', Oxford University Press, 2007 In the 1920s Williams lived at Thorpe House in the village of Triangle, an area of

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on the main turnpike road between

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and

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in the Ryburn valley.

Career

In business, Williams was the managing director of National Screen Service Ltd., a firm connected with the

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industry.

Politics

Williams contested the

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seat of Sowerby in the 1922 general election. This was a four-cornered contest with

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, Labour and

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National Liberal candidates in addition to Williams for the Liberals. He fought the constituency again at the 1923 general election when he was successful, gaining the seat from the sitting Conservative MP. He held the seat until

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and did not stand for Parliament again after that.F W S Craig, ''British Parliamentary Election Results''; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow, 1949 p527

References

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* Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies 1890 births 1958 deaths UK MPs 1923–1924 Political history of Yorkshire Politics of West Yorkshire Alumni of the University of Manchester {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub