Background
Herbert Williams was born in Hooton, Cheshire, in 1884.
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Herbert Herbert Geraint Williams
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He was educated at Liverpool University with degrees in science and engineering.
Career
In 1911 he became secretary and manager of the Machine Tools Trade Association. He served on Wimbledon Borough Council. Williams contested the Combined English Universities in 1918 and Wednesbury in 1922 and 1923 without success.
From 1924 to 1929, Williams was Member of Parliament for Reading and served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade.
Williams was returned to Parliament in Croydon South in a by-election in February 1932. He was comfortably re-elected in 1935 and served through the war.
He was an alderman of London County Council 1940-1945. Sir Herbert lost his seat in the 1945 General Election to Labour"s David Rees-Williams.
Sir Herbert was returned in the new Croydon East seat and was re-elected in 1951.
He was made a baronet on 3 July 1953. He died in 1954 and a by-election was held in his seat in September. Sir Herbert"s daughter, Rosemary, married Glasgow property millionaire Sir Ian Mactaggart, Baronet
Their daughter, Fiona Mactaggart, is the Labour Member of Parliament for Slough.
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Membership
34th United Kingdom Parliament. 36th United Kingdom Parliament. 37th United Kingdom Parliament.
39th United Kingdom Parliament.
40th United Kingdom Parliament]
He was a member of the first Court of the University of Reading following its receipt of a Royal Charter in 1926. Herbert Williams wrote books on parliamentary matters, including The Member of Parliament and his Constituency.
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Political Party
Conservative Party