Sir Leonard Williams
GCMG
2nd Governor-General of Mauritius
In office
3 September 1968 – 27 December 1972
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterSeewoosagur Ramgoolam
Preceded byMichel Rivalland (acting)
Succeeded byRaman Osman
Personal details
Born(1904-01-22)22 January 1904
Died27 December 1972(1972-12-27) (aged 68)

Sir Arthur Leonard Williams GCMG (22 January 1904 – 27 December 1972) was a British politician who was General Secretary of the Labour Party during the 1960s.[1]

Early life

Born in Liverpool in 1904, he began working on the steam engines of the railway as a boy, doing the dirty jobs of cleaning out the ashes and the boilers on the engines. He became involved in the union movement after World War I, rising through various positions to attain the position of General Secretary of the British Labour Party. After retiring from that post he was knighted and appointed Governor-General of Mauritius in 1968 and served in that capacity until his death. He was also involved in the Scout movement.

He was married to Margaret Wiggins. There were no children of the marriage.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Mauritians defy state of emergency to greet Queen". Glasgow Herald. 25 March 1972. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Leonard Williams, Mauritius Governor". New York Times. 28 December 1972. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
Party political offices Preceded byRichard T. Windle Labour Party Assistant National Agent 1946–1951 Succeeded bySara Barker Preceded byRichard T. Windle Labour Party National Agent 1951–1962 Succeeded bySara Barker Preceded byMorgan Phillips General Secretary of the Labour Party 1962 – 1968 Succeeded byHarry Nicholas Government offices Preceded byMichel Rivalland Acting Governor-General of Mauritius 1968 – 1972 Succeeded byRaman Osman


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