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Williams, Sir John Fischer, (1870-1947), Knight, international lawyer

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Alternative name(s):
  • Watkin-Williams (Also known as)
Surname: Williams
Pretitle: Sir
Forenames: John Fischer
Gender: Male
Date: 1870-1947
Title: Knight
History: International lawyer. British legal advisor, Reparation Commission 1920-1930. Chair, Royal Commission on Tithe Rentcharge 1934-1936. British member, Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague, from 1936.
Biography: ODNB link for Williams, Sir John Fischer (1870-1947) Knight International Lawyer
References: DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P275335 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P156410 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1932-1935: Royal Commission on Tithe Rentcharge 1934: Minutes and Papers
The National Archives, Kew
IR 101
2
1920-28: corresp and diary rel to the Reparations Commission
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
MSS. Eng. hist. c. 1092-1093; d. 511
3
corresp with JG Bartholemew
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
Acc.9020
4
1920s: corresp with Lady Catherine Courtney rel to Versailles Reparation Commission
London University: London School of Economics Library, Archives and Special Collections
FISCHER WILLIAMS
See Annual Return 1992
5
1923-37: corresp with AE Felkin
Cambridge University: King's College Archive Centre
AEF
NRA 39906 Felkin
6
1934-37: corresp with Lord Lothian
National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)
GD40
NRA 10737 Kerr
7
1914-43: corresp with Gilbert Murray
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
MSS Gilbert Murray
NRA 16865
8
1914-32: letters to the Manchester Guardian
Manchester University: University of Manchester Library
Guardian archives
NRA 18162 Guardian
9
1922-1929: letters to his wife
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
MS. 12598
See Annual Return 2017