1547 Thomas Idris

Constituency : Flint  Boroughs  1906-10

Thomas  took  over  from  Herbert  Lewis  who  had  switched  to  the  county  seat.

Thomas  was  a  chemical  and  mineral  water  manufacturer. He  was  originally  Thomas  Williams  but  changed  his  surname  to  reflect  his  love  for  the  mountain  Cader  Idris ; he  was  already  using  the  name  for  his  mineral  water  business. He  was  a  benevolent  employer, Welsh  Nationalist  and  supporter  of  Welsh  disestablishment. He  was  one  of  the  original  Progressive  councillors  on  the  LCC.He  stood  for  Denbigh  Boroughs  in  1892  and  Chester  in  1900. He  was  Mayor  of  St  Pancras  in  1903-04.He  was  a  leading  supporter  of  the  garden  cities  movement. He  was  a   Baptist

Thomas  announced  as  early  as  1907  that  he  would  not  be  standing at  the  next  election  owing  to  the  indifferent  state  of  his  health..

He  died  in  1925  aged  82.