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Sir Robert Williams, 1st Baronet, of Bridehead

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The Right Honourable Sir Robert Williams PC JP


Member of Parliament for West Dorset
In office 14 May 1895 – 15 November 1922
Preceded by	Henry Richard Farquharson
Succeeded by	Philip Colfox

Personal details
Born	(1848-06-15)15 June 1848
Died	15 April 1943(1943-04-15) (aged 94)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Rosa Walker Simes (1869-1916; her death)
Children	8

Sir Robert Williams, 1st Baronet JP (15 June 1848 – 15 April 1943)^[1] was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for West Dorset at a by-election in May 1895,^[2] and held the seat until he stepped down from the House of Commons at the 1922 general election.^[3]

He was made a baronet, in 1915, of Bridehead in the county of Dorset.^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with D, part 2". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 266. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.

^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 337. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

^ "Baronetage: W". Leigh Rayment's baronet pages. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links[edit]

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Robert Williams

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Henry Richard Farquharson	Member of Parliament for West Dorset 1895–1922	Succeeded by Philip Colfox
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baronet (of Bridehead) 1915–1943	Succeeded by Philip Williams

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