William Addams Williams (10 August 1787 – 5 September 1861) was a Welsh lawyer, landowner and politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire from 1831–41.[1]
He was the eldest son of William Addams Williams of Llangibby Castle, and Caroline Marsh; she was the daughter of Samuel Marsh, who served as Member of Parliament for Chippenham.[1][2]
Addams Williams married, through his connection and godfather Rev. George Avery Hatch, into a clerical family with a Welsh background at The Ham, Glamorgan. His wife, Anna Louisa Nicholl, was the daughter of Rev. Illtyd Nicholl, of Tredington parish in Worcestershire, and Anne Hatch (sister of George Avery); her brothers included Whitlock Nicholl the physician, and Illtyd Nicholl who inherited property near Usk.[1][3]
With his wife Anna Louisa, Addams Williams had four children; one son, also named William Addams Williams,[4] and three daughters.[5]William Evans, footballer and cleric, was a grandson.[6]
Careeredit
Addams Williams succeeded his father in 1823, at which point he may have given up his legal practice.[1][7] He became closely involved in local politics, and in particular in the Monmouth Boroughs constituency. He became the High Sheriff of Monmouthshire in 1827.[7] He was elected MP for the county constituency of Monmouthshire in 1831, as a Whig, at the time of the Great Reform Bill, after Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet as one of the sitting MPs had voted for a wrecking amendment.[8] He was elected unopposed, a tribute to personal popularity rather than his reformist views, however.[9] He was in fact one of the small group of reformist pushing ministers to go further than the Reform Act of 1832 that resulted.[10] Sir Hopton Williams, Addams Williams' great-great-grandfather, was the last person from the family to hold the Monmouth seat, in 1708.[1]
As MP, Addams Williams was involved in a Monmouth roads bill.[11] He spoke against a private enclosure bill, for St Harmon, but it received a second reading.[12] During his career Addams Williams ensured that both local and national newspapers were informed when they omitted or incorrectly inserted him in their published division lists. He resigned his seat in 1841, in bad health.[1]
^Death of William Addams Williams of Llangibby Castle; England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
^Bernard Burke (1863). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. Harrison. p. 1666. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
^Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland (1894) p. 2217; archive.org.
^John Henry Barrow (1840). The Mirror of Parliament for the ... session of the ... Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans. pp. 3029–30. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
william, addams, williams, august, 1787, september, 1861, welsh, lawyer, landowner, politician, member, parliament, monmouthshire, from, 1831, mpmember, parliamentfor, monmouthshirein, office, 1831, 1841preceded, bycharles, morgansucceeded, byoctavius, morganp. William Addams Williams 10 August 1787 5 September 1861 was a Welsh lawyer landowner and politician He was a Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire from 1831 41 1 William Addams WilliamsMPMember of Parliamentfor MonmouthshireIn office 1831 1841Preceded byCharles MorganSucceeded byOctavius MorganPersonal detailsBorn10 August 1787Llangibby Castle WalesDied5 September 1861 1861 09 05 aged 74 Llangibby Castle WalesPolitical partyWhigRelativesSamuel Marsh Maternal grandfather OccupationLawyer Landowner PoliticianKnown forMP for MonmouthshireFamily editHe was the eldest son of William Addams Williams of Llangibby Castle and Caroline Marsh she was the daughter of Samuel Marsh who served as Member of Parliament for Chippenham 1 2 Addams Williams married through his connection and godfather Rev George Avery Hatch into a clerical family with a Welsh background at The Ham Glamorgan His wife Anna Louisa Nicholl was the daughter of Rev Illtyd Nicholl of Tredington parish in Worcestershire and Anne Hatch sister of George Avery her brothers included Whitlock Nicholl the physician and Illtyd Nicholl who inherited property near Usk 1 3 With his wife Anna Louisa Addams Williams had four children one son also named William Addams Williams 4 and three daughters 5 William Evans footballer and cleric was a grandson 6 Career editAddams Williams succeeded his father in 1823 at which point he may have given up his legal practice 1 7 He became closely involved in local politics and in particular in the Monmouth Boroughs constituency He became the High Sheriff of Monmouthshire in 1827 7 He was elected MP for the county constituency of Monmouthshire in 1831 as a Whig at the time of the Great Reform Bill after Sir Charles Morgan 2nd Baronet as one of the sitting MPs had voted for a wrecking amendment 8 He was elected unopposed a tribute to personal popularity rather than his reformist views however 9 He was in fact one of the small group of reformist pushing ministers to go further than the Reform Act of 1832 that resulted 10 Sir Hopton Williams Addams Williams great great grandfather was the last person from the family to hold the Monmouth seat in 1708 1 As MP Addams Williams was involved in a Monmouth roads bill 11 He spoke against a private enclosure bill for St Harmon but it received a second reading 12 During his career Addams Williams ensured that both local and national newspapers were informed when they omitted or incorrectly inserted him in their published division lists He resigned his seat in 1841 in bad health 1 References edit a b c d e f Fisher D R 2009 The House of Commons 1820 1832 Addams Williams William 1787 1861 of Llangibby Castle Mon Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press Series History of Parliament ISBN 9780521193146 Retrieved 21 May 2012 historyofparliamentonline org Marsh Samuel 1736 95 of Battersea Surr and Uxbridge Mdx Nicoll Whitelock Dictionary of National Biography London Smith Elder amp Co 1885 1900 Death of William Addams Williams of Llangibby Castle England amp Wales National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations 1858 1966 1973 1995 Bernard Burke 1863 A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland Harrison p 1666 Retrieved 16 May 2012 Bernard Burke A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland 1894 p 2217 archive org a b Fisher D R 2009 The House of Commons 1820 1832 VI The Members Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press Series History of Parliament ISBN 9780521193146 Retrieved 21 May 2012 Fisher D R 2009 The House of Commons 1820 1832 Monmouthshire Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press Series History of Parliament ISBN 9780521193146 Retrieved 21 May 2012 Gwent local history 79 Autumn 1995 A view of the county c 1850 p 10 Fisher D R 2009 The House of Commons 1820 1832 VIII Politics and Parties Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press Series History of Parliament ISBN 9780521193146 Retrieved 21 May 2012 Fisher D R 2009 The House of Commons 1820 1832 Glamorgan Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press Series History of Parliament ISBN 9780521193146 Retrieved 21 May 2012 John Henry Barrow 1840 The Mirror of Parliament for the session of the Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland Longman Orme Brown Green amp Longmans pp 3029 30 Retrieved 17 May 2012 Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byLt Col Sir Charles Morgan Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire1831 1841 With Lord Granville Somerset Succeeded byOctavius Morgan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Addams Williams amp oldid 1121272754, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
