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Francis Williams, Baron Francis-Williams
Edward Francis Williams, Baron Francis-Williams, CBE (10 March 1903 – 5 June 1970), known as Frank Williams, was a British newspaper editor.
Born in St Martin's, Shropshire,〔"Current Reading", ''News and Courier'', 20 December 1970〕 Williams studied at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Middleton before entering journalism.〔''Dod's Parliamentary Companion'', Vol.134, p.104〕 He worked on the ''Bootle Times'' and then the ''Liverpool Courier'', and was convinced of socialism by the conditions he saw. He then moved to London to take up a post as a financial journalist on the ''Evening Standard'', but soon moved to the ''Daily Herald'', a paper with views closer to his own.〔Max Laidlaw, "A Prairie Bookshelf", ''Leader-Post'', 29 August 1970〕 In 1936, he accepted the editorship of the ''Daily Herald'', serving until 1940. In 1941, he became Controller of Press Censorship and News at the Ministry of Information, and for his work he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1945. He then became the public relations advisor to Labour Party Prime Minister Clement Attlee for two years. From 1951 to 1952, he was a governor of the BBC. On 13 April 1962 he was created a life peer as Baron Francis-Williams, of Abinger in the County of Surrey.〔
Williams served as Regents' Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1961, and Kemper Knapp Visiting Professor at the University of Wisconsin from 1967 until his death.〔Chris Cook et al, ''The Longman guide to sources in contemporary British history: Volume 2'', p.132〕 He wrote several books, including a biography of Ernest Bevin, and he co-authored Clement Attlee's autobiography.〔''Dod's Parliamentary Companion'', Vol.137, p.108〕
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