Ithel Davies

Ithel Davies (1894 – 1989) was a Welsh political activist and barrister.

Born in Aberystwyth, Davies was a conscientious objector during World War I.[1][2] He joined the Labour Party, and stood unsuccessfully for it in the University of Wales seat at the 1935 United Kingdom general election.[1] From 1934 until 1936, Davies served on the executive of the Socialist League.[3]

During World War II, Davies and D. N. Pritt worked together to obtain the release of T. E. Nicholas, a conscientious objector who had been falsely accused of being a fascist.[4] After the war, Davies became active in the Welsh nationalist movement. He became the leading figure in the Welsh Republican Movement, a split from Plaid Cymru, and stood for it in Ogmore at the 1950 United Kingdom general election, taking only 1.3% of the vote.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Ithel Davies Papers". Archives Wales. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. ^ Davies, John (2007). A History of Wales. Penguin. ISBN 978-0140284751.
  3. ^ Ben Pimlott, Labour and the Left in the 1930s, p.47
  4. ^ "Nicholas, Thomas Evan (Niclas y Glais)", Dictionary of Labour Biography, vol.XIII, p.288
  5. ^ F. W. S. Craig, Minor Parties at British Parliamentary Elections