Leonard Williams (politician)

Sir Leonard Williams GCMG
3rd Governor-General of Mauritius
In office 3 September 1968 – 27 December 1972
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Preceded by	John Shaw Rennie
Succeeded by	Raman Osman
Personal details
Born	22 January 1904
Died	27 December 1972

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.

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 WWI, 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 Alma I. S. Wiggins (born Oxton, England 1904). There were no children of the marriage.

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Party political offices
Preceded by Richard T. Windle	Labour Party National Agent 1951–1962	Succeeded by Sara Barker
Preceded by Morgan Phillips	General Secretary of the Labour Party 1962 – 1968	Succeeded by Harry Nicholas
Government offices
Preceded by John Shaw Rennie	Governor General of Mauritius 1968 – 1972	Succeeded by Raman Osman