Constituency : Stoke-on-Trent Burslem 1923-4
William took Burslem from Labour in a straight fight.
William was a local pottery merchant. He was a local councillor and was Mayor between 1918 and 1921.He was interested in transport and housing. He was a Methodist.
Mindful of Unionist support in his constituency, William voted to keep Baldwin's government in in 1924 and voted with the Tories twice more during the Parliament.
William stood down in 1924.
William died in 1927 aged 63.
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