Barry Williams (politician)
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Alfred Barry Williams (known as Barry) was a Boilermaker, trade union official[1], and Communist Politician in the United Kingdom. He was the son of Elizabeth and Alfred John Williams (boilermaker), born on the 7th February 1928 in Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom. He was considered a leading figure in the UK labour movement in the second half of the 20th Century[2], twice running for General Secretary of the Boilermakers' Society[3], as well as being elected Chairman of the Liverpool Trades Council in 1970[4].
Barry Williams grew up in Liverpool and served an apprenticeship as a boilermaker at the firm of Francis Morton & Co[5]. Engineers in Garston, Liverpool, England.
Williams stood as the Communist Party candidate in Birkenhead, United Kingdom, in the 1966 and 1970 UK General Elections.[6]
Barry Williams died in Wrexham, North Wales, in August 2005[7]. He was briefly married to Susannah Lash and was the father of Clare Lash-Williams and Oliver Lash-Williams.
- ^ "Communist Biographies - AB Williams". Graham Stevenson.
- ^ North West Labour History Journal. North West Labour History Group. 2002-01-01.
- ^ New Statesman. Statesman and Nation Publishing Company. 1981-01-01.
- ^ Staar, Richard Felix; Drachkovitch, Milorad M.; Gann, Lewis H. (1970-01-01). Yearbook on International Communist Affairs. Hoover Institution Press.
- ^ "Francis Morton & Co". Grace's Guide.
- ^ "Williams Barry". www.grahamstevenson.me.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Obituary". Highbeam.