William Chambers (Welsh politician)
William Chambers
William Chambers (24 May 1809 – 21 March 1882), was a Welsh politician, the illegitimate son of the industrialist of Llanelli, and a member of the Chambers family.
William Chambers the younger was born in Valenciennes, France, but was educated in England, first at Eton College and then at St John's College, Cambridge.[1] In 1839 he co-founded the Llanelly Reform Society. He was the leader of a demonstration at Mynydd Sylen in August 1843, during the Rebecca Riots, but shortly afterwards he helped the authorities to capture rioters who attacked the toll-gate at Pontarddulais. In 1850, he was the first chairman of the Llanelli Board of Health.
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- ^ "Chambers, William (CHMS826W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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- 1809 births
- 1882 deaths
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- Welsh politicians
- People from Llanelli