David Davies, 1st Baron Davies
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.
The Right Honourable The Lord Davies FRGS | |
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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 |
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