Sir Gwilym RowlandsCBE JP (2 December 1878 – 16 January 1949[1]) was aWelshConservative Party politician.
Rowlands was the son of Rowland Rowlands, who was manager of the PenygraigColliery Company in theRhondda. He was educated atPenygraig Board School and Health School, and became a member ofRhondda Urban District Council from 1913 to 1919 and from 1922 to 1929.[2]
He first stood for election to theHouse of Commons as aCoalition Conservative candidate at aby-election in 1920 in theLabour Party-held constituency ofRhondda West, but lost by a wide margin. Despite being an officialCoalition Conservative candidate, Rowlands described himself as "Labour in the Conservative interest", having been nominated by the local Conservative workingmen's clubs.[3] (He was president of Dunraven Conservative Club in Penygraig and Vice-President of Ton-Pentre Conservative Club inYstrad).[2] He stood again in Rhondda West at the1922 general election, losing by a wider margin.[3]
Rowlands was unsuccessful again atCaerphilly in1923 and1924, and atPontypool 1929, but finally won a seat at the1935 general election inFlintshire. He stood down fromParliament at the1945 general election.[3]
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