arnold, williams, british, politician, arnold, williams, september, 1890, january, 1958, british, businessman, liberal, politician, contents, family, education, career, politics, references, external, linksfamily, education, editarnold, williams, williams, man. Arnold Williams 30 September 1890 1 January 1958 was a British businessman and Liberal politician Contents 1 Family and education 2 Career 3 Politics 4 References 5 External linksFamily and education EditArnold Williams was the son of S W Williams a Manchester chartered accountant He was educated privately and at Victoria University of Manchester In 1915 he married Bessie Clarke Morland They had one son and a daughter 1 In the 1920s Williams lived at Thorpe House in the village of Triangle an area of Calderdale on the main turnpike road between Sowerby Bridge and Ripponden in the Ryburn valley 2 Career EditIn business Williams was the managing director of National Screen Service Ltd a firm connected with the film distribution industry 1 Politics EditWilliams contested the West Riding seat of Sowerby in the 1922 general election This was a four cornered contest with Conservative Labour and Lloyd George 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 1924 and did not stand for Parliament again after that 3 References Edit a b Who was Who Oxford University Press 2007 Thorpe House Triangle From Weaver to Web Calderdale gov Retrieved 25 October 2016 F W S Craig British Parliamentary Election Results Political Reference Publications Glasgow 1949 p527External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Arnold WilliamsParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byWilliam Algernon Simpson Hinchliffe Member of Parliament for Sowerby1923 1924 Succeeded byGeoffrey Reginald Devereux Shaw This article about a Liberal Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arnold Williams British politician amp oldid 1024364553, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,