Career
He went to a primary school in Blaina, Monmouthshire but started work in the mines at the age of 14. Williams became a National Union of Mineworkers official in 1934. He was also Chairman of Usk River Board for ten years.
A Monmouthshire County Councillor, he became a County Alderman in 1964 and served until 1974 when Aldermen were abolished.
He was re-elected to the House of Commons at the 1966 general election but stood down in 1970. After the end of his Parliamentary career, Williams served on the Sports Council for Wales (now Sport Wales) from 1972 to 1975.