Obadiah Williams

Obadiah Williams

Obadiah Williams was a 19th Century wealthy Irish merchant of Huguenot origin. About 1840 he built and resided in the Dartry House, an imposing two-storey mansion in the Dublin suburban area of the same name.[1] In 1891, he was a co-founder of the The Penygraig Industrial Co-Operative Society.[2]

References

  1. ^ Fagan, Jack, "Period house on 3.9 acres in Dartry sold for €30m", The Irish Times, May 18, 2005, URL retrieved November 19, 2006.
  2. ^ Heritage Trail Sites, Rhondda Cynon Taf Library Service, URL retrieved November 19, 2006.




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