Gerald Williams (politician)

Lieutenant-Commander^[1] Gerald Wellington Williams JP (1903–1989)^[2] was a British Conservative politician. He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Tonbridge at the 1945 general election, and was re-elected at the next three elections. He resigned his seat in 1956 through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.^[3] He served as a Justice of the Peace in 1957, and was made High Sheriff of Kent in 1968.^[1]

References

1. "Burke's Peerage - Preview Family Record". Burke's Peerage. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
2. "Gerald Wellington Williams (1903-1989), MP". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
3. Department of Information Services (9 June 2009). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2009.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Gerald Williams

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Adrian Baillie, Bt	Member of Parliament for Tonbridge 1945–1956	Succeeded by Richard Hornby
Honorary titles
Preceded by Unknown	High Sheriff of Kent 1968	Succeeded by Unknown