Thomas Williams, 1st Baron Williams
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Thomas Edward Williams, 1st Baron Williams (26 July 1892 – 18 February 1966), was a peer
of the United Kingdom
.
He was ennobled on 24 June 1948 as Baron Williams, of Ynyshir
in the County of Glamorgan
. The peerage became extinct on his death in 1966.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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of the United Kingdom
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He was ennobled on 24 June 1948 as Baron Williams, of Ynyshir
Ynyshir
Ynyshir , meaning "Long Island" in English, is a village and a community located in the Rhondda Valley, within Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. The village takes its name from a farm in the area, falling within the historic parishes of Ystradyfodwg and Llanwynno . The community of Ynyshir also...
in the County of Glamorgan
Glamorgan
Glamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It was originally an early medieval kingdom of varying boundaries known as Glywysing until taken over by the Normans as a lordship. Glamorgan is latterly represented by the three...
. The peerage became extinct on his death in 1966.