John Mark Davies

Sir John Mark Davies KCMG (8 February 1840 – 12 September 1919) was a British-born Australian politician.

Born in Halstead, Essex, England in 1840, Davies was the fifth eldest of the six boys and six girls of Ebenezer Davies and Ruth Bartlett. Two of the younger boys were educated at Geelong Grammar School. John was articled in 1852 and in 1863 was admitted to the Supreme Court of Victoria as a solicitor. He worked as a partner in a law firm for some years, and was President of the Law Institute of Victoria in 1885–86; he was made the group's first honorary life member in 1919.^[1]

^ Law Institute of Victoria (2006). History of the Law Institute of Victoria Archived 23 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 June 2006.

[1] Law Institute of Victoria (2006). History of the Law Institute of Victoria Archived 23 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 June 2006.

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