William Albert Samuel Hewins (11 May 1865 – 17 November 1931) was a British economist and Conservative politician.[1] In 1895, he was appointed by Sidney Webb as the first Director of the London School of Economics, a post he held until 1903.[2]
He married Margaret Slater in 1892 and they had three children. Their daughter was Nancy Hewins who was a theatre director. She founded the first British all-woman set of players.[6]
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^ abc"William Hewins". British History > History of Socialism. Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 8 December 2013.