# Howell Jones Williams > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Howell_Jones_Williams > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Howell_Jones_Williams.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howell_Jones_Williams > Source revision: 1249086743 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Welsh politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} thumb|Williams thumb|Howell J. Williams Sir '''Howell Jones Williams''' DL JP (died 13 August 1939), was a Welsh [Progressive](/source/Progressive_Party_(London)) politician and a prominent London builder. He represented Islington South on the [London County Council](/source/London_County_Council) from 1898 to 1925. ==Background== Williams was born in [Merioneth, Wales](/source/Merioneth), but spent his adult life in [London](/source/London). He was a prominent builder and city council member. Williams success in London did not remove him from his Welsh roots. He was an active member of the London Welsh community; this is highlighted by his 1923-1924 presidency of the [London Welsh Trust](/source/London_Welsh_Trust). Additionally, he acted as the [Sheriff of Merionethshire](/source/Sheriff_of_Merionethshire) in 1917.{{London Gazette|issue= 29982|page=2509|date=13 March 1917 |nolink=y}} Williams was married and had three sons.‘WILLIAMS, Sir Howell Jones’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U219209, accessed 24 Jan 2017] His sons were Howell Williams (circa 1895), Captain Arthur Ifor Meakin Williams (1895 - 9 October 1918), Meyrick Richard M Williams (1900 - 1967) ==Building== Some of the more noteworthy buildings constructed by Williams are the [Daily Mail](/source/Daily_Mail) and [Evening News](/source/The_Evening_News_(London_newspaper)) Offices on the [Thames Embankment](/source/Thames_Embankment), [Rotherhithe Town Hall](/source/Rotherhithe), and a substantial number of buildings along [Gray's Inn Road](/source/Gray's_Inn_Road).{{cite news |title=Welshmen Known in London. - X. Sir Howell J. Williams, L.C.C. |url=https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3108247 |access-date=17 August 2021 |issue=66 Volume 3 |publisher=The London Welshman |date=December 30, 1905}} Of particular note are buildings for the [Benchers](/source/Benchers) of [Gray's Inn](/source/Gray's_Inn) and the [London Welsh Centre](/source/London_Welsh_Centre).{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.londonwelsh.org/about-us/history-of-the-centre/ |website=London Welsh Centre |access-date=17 August 2021}}{{cite news |title=Rotherhithe Town Hall- The Opening Ceremony |url=http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Rotherhithe.htm |access-date=17 August 2021 |publisher=Building News and Engineering Journal |date=April 30, 1897}} The London Welsh Centre was built on a 15,000 square foot lot that Williams purchased for this purpose. Upon completion of the building, he gifted it to the [Young Wales Association](/source/Young_Wales_Association) for their use. While not constructed directly by Williams, the David's Wing of the [Royal Northern Hospital](/source/Royal_Northern_Hospital) was built with donations from Williams. With donations of £158,000, Williams was the hospitals largest benefactor.{{cite web |last1=Baggs |first1=AP |title=Islington: Public services |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol8/pp82-88 |website=British History Online |publisher=Victoria County History |access-date=17 August 2021}} The building has since been demolished but a memorial wall of plaques remains; one of these plaques recognizes Williams' contribution to the building.{{cite web |title=Howell Jones Williams Plaque with id 3972 |url=https://www.blueplaques.net/show_images.php?search_id=id!3972 |website=John Yugin's plaque website |access-date=17 August 2021}}{{cite web |title=Plaque: RNH - St David’s Wing |url=https://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/rnh-st-david-s-wing |website=London Remembers |access-date=17 August 2021}} ==Political career== Williams was Progressive candidate for the [Rotherhithe](/source/Rotherhithe_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) division of Southwark, at a by-election on 31 March 1894. He was elected to the London County Council (LCC), holding the seat for the party.County Council Election, The Times, 2 April 1894, p. 11. He served until the full elections in 1895. He was Progressive candidate for the [Islington South](/source/Islington_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) division at the 1898 LCC elections. He was elected, holding the seat for the party. He was re-elected for Islington South at the next seven elections. He was a [Justice of the Peace](/source/Justice_of_the_Peace) in the County of London. He was a [Deputy Lieutenant](/source/Deputy_Lieutenant) and served as [High Sheriff of Merionethshire](/source/High_Sheriff_of_Merionethshire) from 1917–18.13 March 1917. Retrieved 2012-07-17. He was knighted in 1921. He was Deputy Chairman of the London County Council in 1921. ===Electoral record=== right|thumb|190px|Rotherhithe in London 1885-1918 right|thumb|190px|Islington South in London 1885-1918 {{Election box begin | |title=[1901 London County Council election](/source/1901_London_County_Council_election): Islington South"London County Council Election." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1901: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Sept. 2016. }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party =Progressive Party (London) |candidate =Howell Jones Williams |votes =unopposed |percentage =n/a |change =n/a }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party =Independent (politician) |candidate =[George Samuel Elliott](/source/George_Samuel_Elliott) |votes =unopposed |percentage =n/a |change =n/a }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner =Progressive Party (London) |swing =n/a }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner =Independent (politician) |swing =n/a }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin| |title=[1910 London County Council election](/source/1910_London_County_Council_election): Islington SouthLondon County Council Election." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1910: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 May 2016. }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Progressive Party (London) |candidate=Howell Jones Williams |votes=2,855 |percentage=26.7 |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Progressive Party (London) |candidate=George Dew |votes=2,841 |percentage=26.6 |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Municipal Reform Party |candidate=S Lambert |votes=2,515 |percentage=23.5 |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Municipal Reform Party |candidate=[Violet Douglas-Pennant](/source/Violet_Douglas-Pennant) |votes=2,475 |percentage=23.2 |change= }} {{Election box majority| |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner=Progressive Party (London) |swing= }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | |title=[1913 London County Council election](/source/1913_London_County_Council_election): Islington SouthLondon Municipal Notes, 1913 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Progressive Party (London) |candidate =George Dew |votes = 3,197 |percentage =26.6 |change =+0.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Progressive Party (London) |candidate =Howell Jones Williams |votes = 3,195 |percentage =26.6 |change =-0.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Municipal Reform Party |candidate = A Dingli |votes =2,829 |percentage = 23.5 |change =+0.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Municipal Reform Party |candidate =William Hunt |votes =2,807 |percentage = 23.3 |change =+0.1 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 366 |percentage = 3.0 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Progressive Party (London) |swing =-0.0 }} {{Election box end}} right|thumb|190px|Islington South in London 1918-49 {{Election box begin | |title=[1919 London County Council election](/source/1919_London_County_Council_election): Islington SouthLondon Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Progressive Party (London) |candidate =Howell Jones Williams |votes = Unopposed |percentage = n/a |change =n/a }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Progressive Party (London) |candidate =George Dew |votes = Unopposed |percentage = n/a |change =n/a }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Progressive Party (London) |swing =n/a }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Progressive Party (London) |swing =n/a }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | |title=[1922 London County Council election](/source/1922_London_County_Council_election): Islington SouthLondon Municipal Notes - Volumes 18-23, London Municipal Society }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Progressive Party (London) |candidate =Sir Howell Jones Williams |votes = 4,916 |percentage = 25.6 |change =n/a }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Progressive Party (London) |candidate =George Dew |votes = 4,882 |percentage = 25.4 |change =n/a }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Municipal Reform Party |candidate = A Hudson |votes =4,735 |percentage = 24.7 |change =n/a }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Municipal Reform Party |candidate = G Hampton Lewis |votes =4,665 |percentage = 24.3 |change =n/a }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 147 |percentage = 0.7 |change =n/a }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Progressive Party (London) |swing =n/a }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Progressive Party (London) |swing =n/a }} {{Election box end}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Howell Jones}} Category:1939 deaths Category:Progressive Party (London) politicians Category:High sheriffs of Merionethshire --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Howell Jones Williams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howell_Jones_Williams) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howell_Jones_Williams?action=history)). 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