David James Davies
David James Davies (1893–1956), known as D. J. Davies, was a Welsh economist, industrialist, essayist, author, political activist, pilot, and an internationalist. Davies was a world traveller before returning home to Wales.
D. J. Davies | |
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| Born | David James Davies 2 June 1893 Carmel, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| Died | 11 October 1956 |
| Resting place | Carmel, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Education | Aberystwyth University, Seattle University, Colorado State University Pueblo |
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| Employer(s) | Northwestern Coal and Coke Co., United States Navy, Collierycollier |
| Known for | Influential essayist and economist |
| Spouse | Noëlle Ffrench |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Davies and Ellen (née Williams) |
Initially a founding member of the Welsh Labour Party in the Ammanford district, in 1925 he left Labour becoming a founding member of Plaid Cymru, the nationalist party of Wales.
According to the historian John Davies, it was D. J. Davies' ideas which were more influential in shaping long-term Plaid Cymru ideology following the Second World War, and Davies was as "equally [a] significant figure" as Saunders Lewis in Welsh nationalism history, but it was Lewis' "brilliance and charismatic appeal" which was firmly associated with Plaid Genedlaethol Cymru of the 1930s.