1. William Albert Samuel Hewins was a British economist and Conservative politician.
11 Facts About William Hewins
1. 2.
William Hewins graduated with a degree in mathematics and later worked as a university extension lecturer.
3.
William Hewins resigned from teaching to work for Joseph Chamberlain and his campaign for tariff reform.
4.
William Hewins unsuccessfully contested Shipley in 1910 and Middleton in 1912 but was successfully returned to Parliament for Hereford in a 1912 by-election.
5.
William Hewins served in the coalition government of David Lloyd George as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1917 to 1919.
6.
William Hewins retired from the House of Commons before the 1918 general election.
7.
William Hewins was invited to represent Tory opinions as a member of the Coefficients dining club of social reformers, formed by Sidney and Beatrice Webb in 1902.
8.
William Hewins published among other works Trade in Balance, Empire Restored, and the Apologia of an Imperialist.
9.
William Hewins died on 17 November 1931, at age 66.
10.
William Hewins married Margaret Slater in 1892 and they had three children.
11.
William Hewins founded the first British all-woman set of players.