The first election to the Glamorgan County Council was held on 17 January 1889. Results were announced over several days. They were followed by the 1892 election. The authority, by far the largest cou
John Claxton Meggitt
William Thomas Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr, known as Sir William Lewis, 1st Baronet, from 1896 to 1911, was a Welsh coal mining magnate.
1889 Glamorgan County Council election
…Gwilym James, (elected councillor at Gellifaelog) Sir William Thomas Lewis, Conservative (elected councillor at Hirwaun) Elected for three years…
William Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr
Sculpture by Thomas Brock at Aberdare Park