The Lord Davies FRGS | |
|---|---|
.jpg) David Davies, circa 1905 | |
| Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire | |
| In office 1906–1929 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Humphreys-Owen |
| Succeeded by | Clement Davies |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| In office 1916–1918 | |
| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | Sir John Barran |
| Succeeded by | William Sutherland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Davies 11 May 1880 Llandinam, Montgomeryshire |
| Died | 16 June 1944 (aged 64) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) |
Amy Penman
(m. 1910; died 1918)Henrietta Margaret Fergusson
(m. 1922) |
| Children | 6 |
| Relatives | David Davies Gwendoline Davies Margaret Davies |
| Education | Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | until 1916 |
| Unit | 14th Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
David Davies, 1st Baron Davies FRGS (11 May 1880 – 16 June 1944) was a Welsh Liberal Party politician and public benefactor who was MP for Montgomeryshire from 1906 to 1929. He was a grandson of the great Welsh industrialist David Davies. As a philanthropist, he established the King Edward VII Welsh National Memorial Association to combat tuberculosis in Wales, as well as the Wilson Chair of International Politics at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.[1]
- ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 1049–1050. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.