Sir James Hamlyn Williams, 3rd Baronet (25 November 1790 – 10 October 1861) was a Welsh politician.
Hamlyn Williams was educated at Winchester College. He had houses at Edwinsford in Carmarthenshire, and Clovelly Court in Devon. He served as a major in the 7th Queen's Own Hussars in the Peninsula War. At the 1831 UK general election, he followed his father and grandfather in standing in Carmarthenshire. He won the seat as a Whig, but lost it at the 1832 UK general election. He regained it in 1835, but lost it again at the 1837 UK general election. In Parliament, he called for the immediate abolition of slavery, and for the removal of taxes on various staple goods.[1][2]
In later life, Hamlyn Williams focused his time on hunting, becoming honorary gamekeeper for Caio, Mallaine and Talley, and also became the Sheriff of Carmarthenshire.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Stenton, Michael (1976). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. 1. Hassocks: Harvester Press. p. 410. ISBN 0855272198.
- ^ a b "HAMLYN WILLIAMS, Sir James, 3rd. bt. (1790-1861), of Edwinsford, Carm. and Clovelly Court, nr. Bideford, Devon". History of Parliament. Retrieved 12 November 2023.