Daniel Davies (January 18, 1825 – May 11, 1911) was a Canadian merchant and political figure. He represented King's County in the House of Commons of Canada from 1873 to 1878 as a Conservative.[1]
He was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island[1] and educated there.[2] He went to sea at the age of 16 and later became a shipbuilder and ship owner. In 1853, he married Catherine Cameron.[3] Davies represented Charlottetown in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1859 to 1866 as a Liberal member, serving as a member of the Executive Council from 1864 to 1866.[2] He retired from politics in 1878. He served as a magistrate for a number of years and was also a director of the Bank of Prince Edward Island and the Charlottetown gas company.[3] Davies was president of the P.E.I. Steam Navigation Co. and the Merchants Marine Insurance Company of Charlottetown.[2] Cameron died in Charlottetown at the age of 86.[4]
| By-election on 29 September 1873
As a result of Prince Edward Island joining Confederation 1 July 1873 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Daniel Davies | acclaimed | |||
| Liberal–Conservative | Augustine Colin Macdonald | acclaimed | |||
| 1874 Canadian federal election: King's County | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Conservative | Daniel Davies | 1,704 | – | X | ||||
| Liberal | Peter Adolphus McIntyre | 1,530 | – | X | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Augustine Colin Macdonald | 1,496 | – | |||||
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