William Brace
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William Brace PC (September 23, 1865 - October 12, 1947), was a Labour MP and a member of the Lloyd George Coalition Government as Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department from 1916 to 1919.
Brace was educated at Board school and was a President of South Wales Miners Federation. In 1903 he applied to be the Labour candidate for South Glamorgan but the party did not think a Labour candidate could win the seat [1].
He was elected MP in 1906 for South Glamorganshire, and from 1918 sat for Abertillery. He resigned from the House of Commons in 1920. He became a permanent official in the Ministry of Labour.
He was made a Privy Councoillor in 1916.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Windham Wyndham-Quin |
Member of Parliament for South Glamorganshire 1906–1918 |
Succeeded by (constituency abolished) |
| Preceded by (new constituency) |
Member of Parliament for Abertillery 1918–1920 |
Succeeded by George Barker |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by William Abraham |
President of the South Wales Miners Federation 1912–1915 |
Succeeded by James Winstone |
