Arthur Davies (politician)

Arthur Davies
Member of the Legislative Assembly
of Western Australia
In office
21 July 1906 – 3 October 1911
Preceded byArthur Diamond
Succeeded byHarry Bolton
ConstituencySouth Fremantle
Personal details
Born(1867-05-07)7 May 1867
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Died27 March 1918(1918-03-27) (aged 50)
Beaconsfield, Western Australia, Australia

Arthur Elvin Davies (7 May 1867 – 27 March 1918) was an Australian businessman and politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1906 to 1911, representing the seat of South Fremantle.

Davies was born in Fremantle to Hannah Elizabeth (née Williams) and Alfred Alexander Davies. Two of his older brothers, George Alfred and Edward William Davies, served as Mayor of Fremantle. Before entering politics himself, Davies was a cabinet maker and upholsterer who eventually set up as a furniture importer. In November 1889, he also established an undertaking firm. Davies was elected to the Fremantle Road Board (now the City of Cockburn) in 1894, and would serve as mayor from 1905 to 1911.[1] He was elected to parliament at the 1906 South Fremantle by-election, which had been caused by the death of Arthur Diamond. He was re-elected at the 1908 state election, but chose not to contest the 1911 election.[2] Davies died in Beaconsfield in March 1918, aged 50. He had married Margaret Jessie Kilpatrick in 1893, with whom he had three children.[1]

  1. ^ a b Arthur Elvin Davies – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. ^ Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.