Louis Henry Davies

Sir Louis Henry Davies
Hon. Sir Davies, c. 1903
3rd Premier of Prince Edward Island
In office
August 15, 1876 – April 25, 1879
MonarchVictoria
Lieutenant GovernorRobert Hodgson
Preceded byLemuel Owen
Succeeded byWilliam Wilfred Sullivan
Leader of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party
In office
1876 – June 20, 1882
Preceded byRobert Haythorne
Succeeded byJohn Yeo
Member of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island for 4th Kings
In office
1872 – August 10, 1876
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byJames Robertson
Member of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island for 5th Queens
In office
August 10, 1876 – April 2, 1879
Serving with George W. Deblois
Preceded byFrederick Brecken
Succeeded byNeil McLeod
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Queen's County
In office
June 20, 1882 – February 27, 1883
Preceded byJames Colledge Pope
Frederick de Sainte-Croix Brecken
In office
February 27, 1883 – August 19, 1884
In office
August 19, 1884 – February 22, 1887
In office
February 22, 1887 – June 23, 1896
Serving with William Welsh
Succeeded byabolished 1892
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for West Queen's
In office
June 23, 1896 – September 25, 1901
Preceded bycreated 1892
Succeeded byDonald Farquharson
6th Chief Justice of Canada
In office
October 23, 1918 – May 1, 1924
Nominated byRobert Borden
Preceded byCharles Fitzpatrick
Succeeded byFrancis Alexander Anglin
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
In office
September 25, 1901 – October 23, 1918
Nominated byWilfrid Laurier
Preceded byGeorge Edwin King
Succeeded byPierre-Basile Mignault
Personal details
Born(1845-05-04)May 4, 1845
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Colony
DiedMay 1, 1924(1924-05-01) (aged 78)
Ottawa, Ontario, Dominion of Canada
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations
Prince Edward Island Liberal Party
Spouse
Susan Wiggins
(m. 1872)
RelationsBenjamin Davies
Children7
ResidenceCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Alma materPrince of Wales College (now part of the University of Prince Edward Island)
Occupationlawyer, judge, business person, and publisher
ProfessionPolitician
CabinetAttorney General (1876–1879)
Solicitor General (1869)
Minister of Marine and Fisheries (1896–1901)

Sir Louis Henry Davies KCMG PC (May 4, 1845 – May 1, 1924) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician, and judge from the province of Prince Edward Island. In a public career spanning six decades, he served as the third premier of Prince Edward Island, a federal Member of Parliament and Cabinet minister, and as both a Puisne Justice and the sixth Chief Justice of Canada.