635 David Williams

Constituency : Merioneth 1868-9

David  took  Merioneth  from  the  Tories  at  the  third  attempt, having  stood  in  1859  and  1865. His  challenge  in  1859  led  to  a  number  of  evictions.

David  was  a  Nonconformist  solicitor  who  had  gradually  built  up  a  considerable  estate. He  built  the  mock-Gothic  mansion  of  Castell  Dudraeth  which  is  part  of  the  Portmeirion  estate. He  was  a  cultured  man  with  literary  interests.

He  died  in  1869  aged  70. His  son  Osmond  was  a  later  MP  for  the  constituency.