Hugh Martyn Williams, commonly known as Hugh Williams, (born 7 December 1946) is a British chartered accountant, author and politician. He is the son of the former

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Conservative MP,

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(1898–1986). He was a senior partner of HM Williams Chartered Accountants until 2014 and National Treasurer of the United Kingdom Independence Party.

Business life

Williams was educated at

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and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1970. He set up his own accountancy practice in 1973, first at a small farm on Dartmoor, moving to Plympton in 2001. He is also the owner of St. Edward's Press, an independent publisher.

Politics

A former Conservative supporter, in 2003, Williams became a member of UKIP. In 2004, he met

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and subsequently (through St. Edward's press) published Brussels Laid Bare. He stood as a UKIP candidate in the 2005 and 2010 general elections in the Devon South West constituency. He was elected to UKIP's National Executive Committee in 2010 where he was subsequently appointed as UKIP's Deputy National Treasurer. After the

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he succeeded as National Treasurer. Williams is a former member of the Dartmoor National Park Authority.

Controversy

Williams' self-published history book ''From Ur to Us, Everything you Need to Know about History'' attracted strong criticism for a number of claims such as

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admiring

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and the German invasion of

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being provoked by Polish aggression.

Publications

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Personal life

Williams is married with five children and five grandchildren. He is a lifelong supporter of Plymouth Argyle F.C.

External links

St. Edward's Press

HM Williams Chartered Accountants

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Hugh Martyn Living people 1946 births People educated at Eton College British accountants Writers from Plymouth, Devon Businesspeople from Plymouth, Devon UK Independence Party parliamentary candidates Politicians from Plymouth, Devon