William Samuel Glyn-Jones

Sir William Samuel Glyn-Jones (1869-9 September 19127) was a barrister, pharmacist and Liberal Party politician.

Born in Worcester, by 1891 he was a medical student living in Bermondsey. He subsequently lived in Poplar before settling in the Palmers Green area of Southgate. He founded the  Proprietary Articles Trade Association and was the editor of its magazine.

He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1904. He wrote a number of books on pharmacy and was Registrar to the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.

He entered local politics in 1907 when he was elected to Middlesex County Council to represent Southgate South. In 1910 he was elevated to the rank of County Alderman.

He was elected to the House of Commons as Liberal Party Member of Parliament for Stepney in December 1910. He did not defend his parliamentary seat at the next general election in 1918 nor seek re-election to the county council in 1919. He was knighted 'for parliamentary and public services' in April 1919.

He was an honorary member of the American Pharmaceutical Association and in 1926 founded the Canadian Proprietary Articles Trade Association. He travelled across the Atlantic regularly. He died in Vancouver and his body was brought to England for burial in Southgate Cemetery.