Constituency : West Carmarthenshire 1910-18, Carmarthen 1918-23
John took over from John Morgan at West Carmarthenshire. He won the selection against 5 other candidates.
John was a local man who started work as an apprentice in his uncle's drapery business. He set up his own drapery business in London in 1887 which became prosperous. He was a Baptist.
John tried to raise a Volunteer Company in Carmarthen. His son William was seriously injured fighting in France in 1916. He was visited by Lloyd George, Churchill and Bonar Law in hospital but did not pull through.
John supported Lloyd George and was unopposed at Carmarthen in 1918.
In 1922 John held his seat comfortably against Tory, NFU and Liberal candidates. During the parliament he switched his loyalties to Asquith's faction and became chairman of the Welsh Liberal Parliamentary Party but decided to retire at the election.
John was mayor of Carmarthen in 1925-6. He was chairman of the Welsh Liberal Foundation from 1925 to 1928. He gave land for a park in 1927.
He died in 1928 aged 65.
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