Michael Williams (MP)
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Michael Williams was MP
for West Cornwall
from 19 July 1853 until his death in June 1858.
He was the second son of John Williams "the Third" (23 September 1753 – 17 April 1841), the Cornish industrialist, of the Williams family
. He bought Caerhays Castle
..
Copper Smelting Works in Swansea
in 1831. Michael Williams was vested with the responsibility of the Welsh business and was appointed High Sheriff of Glamorgan
for 1840.
He was a Director of the Cornwall Railway
and chaired its Ordinary Meeting on 3 March 1854, whose proceedings were reported in The Times, in two advertisements on 10 March . He was still the chair of the Company in June 1857,, when a Special general Meeting was announced.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for West Cornwall
West Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)
West Cornwall was a county constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election.- Boundaries :...
from 19 July 1853 until his death in June 1858.
He was the second son of John Williams "the Third" (23 September 1753 – 17 April 1841), the Cornish industrialist, of the Williams family
Williams family of Caerhays and Burncoose
The Williams family of Caerhays and Burncoose, were, for several generations, dominant in the Cornish Industrial Revolution as owners of mines and smelting works...
. He bought Caerhays Castle
Caerhays Castle
Caerhays Castle is a semi-castellated manor house located south of St Michael Caerhays, a village in Cornwall, England. It is situated overlooking Porthluney Cove on the English Channel...
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Business interests
The Williams family bought the MorfaMorfa, Swansea
Morfa is a district of Swansea, Wales. It straddles the Bon-y-maen and Landore wards and generally covers the eastern part of the district of Landore. Morfa was mainly an area of light industry in the late 20th Century...
Copper Smelting Works in Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
in 1831. Michael Williams was vested with the responsibility of the Welsh business and was appointed High Sheriff of Glamorgan
High Sheriff of Glamorgan
This page is a list of High Sheriffs of Glamorgan. Sheriffs of Glamorgan served under and were answerable to the independent Lords of Glamorgan until that lordship was merged into the crown. This is in contrast to sheriffs of the English shires who were from the earliest times officers of the crown...
for 1840.
He was a Director of the Cornwall Railway
Cornwall Railway
The Cornwall Railway was a broad gauge railway from Plymouth in Devon to Falmouth in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The section from Plymouth to Truro opened in 1859, the extension to Falmouth in 1863...
and chaired its Ordinary Meeting on 3 March 1854, whose proceedings were reported in The Times, in two advertisements on 10 March . He was still the chair of the Company in June 1857,, when a Special general Meeting was announced.