44-696: David Davies may refer to: Politics [ edit ] David Davies (industrialist) (1818–1890), also known as David Davies Llandinam, MP for Cardigan, 1874–1885, and Cardiganshire, 1885–1886 David Davies (Australian politician) (c. 1840–1894), politician in colonial Victoria, Australia David Davies (textile merchant) (1852–1934), Liberal politician, MP for Denbigh 1918–1922 Sir David Davies (dairyman) (1870–1958), Conservative politician David Lewis Davies (1873–1937), British Member of Parliament for Pontypridd, 1931–1937 Dai Davies (trade unionist) (1909–1998), Labour Party official and general secretary of
88-483: A signing-on fee of £250, the payment of signing-on fees was widespread but not in accordance with Rugby Football League rules. Davies remained with Warrington for eight seasons, appearing on the losing side in two Challenge Cup finals, the first the 3–5 defeat by Swinton in the 1928 Challenge Cup Final at Central Park , Wigan in April 1928; in the second he scored two tries in the 17–21 defeat by Huddersfield in
132-469: A direct challenge to the traditional hegemony of the county's landed gentry over the political representation of the county. Ieuan Gwynedd Jones describes the election as 'a contest between two kinds of wealth, the affluent railway contractor pitting his ready cash and ruthless commercial methods against the sedate and comfortable but strained resources of the rural gentry." This was symbolised by Davies depositing £10,000 in an Aberystwyth bank as "ale money for
176-641: A larger farm called Tynymaen, which later became the home farm of the Plâs Dinam estate. Two years later he took over a further holding, Gwerneirin. A Calvinistic Methodist by upbringing, Davies was teetotaller and firm about his Sunday observance . He became an influential figure in Calvinistic Methodism, which had over 13,000 members in Cardiganshire alone, and funded the building of numerous chapels. David Davies first sought election to Parliament at
220-521: A member of Montgomery County Council in 1889 and was a long-standing member and chairman of the Llandinam School Board. He was also a JP for Montgomeryshire. His first enterprise was the building of a bridge over the Severn at Llandinam. He soon built a reputation as a contractor and was responsible for the building of numerous roads and bridges. From 1855 he was involved in the construction of
264-520: A mere 65 for Davies. Following his 1865 defeat in Cardiganshire, it appears that Davies initially intended to contest the seat again. After the election, he made significant contributions to chapels in the north of the county where Lloyd had won by a small margin. During the months leading up to the 1868 election became clear that Sir Thomas Lloyd did not wish to bear the costs of another contested election. A meeting of prominent Liberals at Aberaeron in late May saw an invitation issued to Davies to contest
308-483: A number of advantages, including the fact that his railway building enterprises benefited the county and created additional, if temporary, employment opportunities. However, his defeat was attributed to the strong opposition of landowners, including the overwhelming influence of the Pryse family of Gogerddan at Aberystwyth, and the failure of nonconformists to unite behind his candidature. However, his intervention represented
352-595: A playing career and became a coach for the Warrington Junior Rugby League, a post he held until the Second World War . The record of playing in four Challenge Cup finals and being on the losing team in all of them was an unwanted record that Davies held until Paul Loughlin played in five losing finals in the 1980s and 1990s. At international level Davies won four caps for Wales (RL) from 1928 to 1935 while at Warrington. He also appeared once for
396-579: A reluctance to offend landowners who held the leases to land on which some chapels had been built. When the result was announced, Davies had polled 1,149 votes against 1,510 for Lloyd. Davies had a large majority in the Tregaron area, which was attributed to the coming of the railway and his Calvinistic Methodist connections. He was also ahead in the Lampeter district. However, he lost the other four districts, including Cardigan, where Lloyd polled 360 votes against
440-446: Is best remembered today for founding Barry Docks . Davies was the son of farmer David Davies and his wife Elizabeth and the eldest of nine children. He attended the day school at Llandinam but was primarily self-educated. He began work as a sawyer and went into agriculture, working alongside his father, who died when David was aged 20, leaving him to take charge of the family. He was successful from an early age and in 1848 took over
484-522: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages David Davies (industrialist) David Davies (18 December 1818 – 20 July 1890) was a Welsh industrialist and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1874 and 1886. Davies was often known as David Davies Llandinam (from the place of his birth, Llandinam in Montgomeryshire ). He
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#1733092657887528-637: Is reputed that he bought up the entire year's production of sheep fleeces in Ceredigion to lay as a foundation for the railway line on the bog. He later became a director of the Brecon and Merthyr Junction Railway . As a result of his success in the railway trade, Davies became a colliery owner. He was an important figure in the industrialisation of the Rhondda Valley, having founded the Parc and Maendy collieries in
572-483: The 1865 General Election when he ran for the Cardiganshire county seat. Prior to the election, the sitting member, Colonel Powell of Nanteos, had indicated his intention to retire and Sir Thomas Davies Lloyd of Bronwydd, a Whig landowner, had announced his intention to stand as a Liberal. However, when Powell reversed his decision, Lloyd issued an address stating that he would not oppose the sitting member. The result
616-584: The 1886 general election he stood as a Liberal Unionist candidate, having initially indicated that he would retire from politics. A number of his associates such as Robert J. Davies, Cwrtmawr followed him into the Liberal Unionist camp. The election split the Liberal Party in Cardiganshire and the election was hotly contested with almost all the landowners, including those previously regarded as having Liberal sympathies, supporting Davies. He also received
660-503: The 1933 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium , London on 6 May 1933, a game in which Davies scoring two tries. He did win one trophy scoring a try in Warrington's 10–9 victory over St.Helens in the 1932 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1932–33 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 19 November 1932. In 1934 Davies joined Huddersfield for whom he appeared in a third Challenge Cup final as Huddersfield lost 8–11 to Castleford in
704-582: The 1935 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley on 4 May 1935, in front of a crowd of 39,000, Davies moved to Keighley in August 1936 for a fee of £200, and captaining the team in their only Challenge Cup final to date, a 5–18 defeat by Widnes in the 1937 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley on Saturday 8 May 1937, in front of a crowd of 47,699. The Challenge Cup final appearance for Keighley was Davies' last game, despite an offer to join Newcastle , he decided to retire from
748-636: The Calvinistic Methodist denomination, which had over 13,000 members in Cardiganshire. His success in 1885 was also underpinned by a particularly effective Liberal Association, organised by H. C. Fryer, an Aberystwyth solicitor, and which set up mechanisms to ensure the registration of voters. Trains were even organised to convey voters who had migrated to the South Wales coalfield back to their native county to cast their votes. In 1886, however, Davies broke with Gladstone over home rule for Ireland and at
792-567: The Llanidloes and Newtown Railway , which eventually opened in 1859. This line was unusual in that at neither terminus did it connect with any other railway, and the engines and carriages had to be carried on specially constructed wagons from Oswestry, 36 miles away. Together with partners such as Thomas Savin , Davies built the Vale of Clwyd Railway (opened in 1858), the Oswestry and Newtown Railway (1861),
836-559: The Newtown and Machynlleth Railway (1862) and the Pembroke and Tenby Railway (1863, which was extended to Whitland in 1866). His greatest achievement was the section of the Manchester and Milford Railway from Pencader to Aberystwyth , which opened in 1867. This included the very difficult crossing of Tregaron Bog in the construction of the line between Lampeter and Aberystwyth in 1866. It
880-650: The Other Nationalities (RL) in a 35–19 victory over England at Thrum Hall , Halifax in 1930, a game in which he scored two tries as well as three appearances for the Rugby League XIII between 1929 and 1934. Appearances for Great Britain eluded him. He played in two trial matches for the 1932 tour to Australia and New Zealand but he was not picked for the touring squad. David Davies played scrum-half in Glamorgan 's 18-14 victory over Monmouthshire in
924-477: The (English) Football Association David Davies (footballer, born 1879) (1879–1956), Brecon F.C., Hereford Town F.C. and Wales international footballer David Davies (footballer, born 1888) (1888–?), Oldham Athletic F.C. and Wales international footballer David Davies (rugby league) , rugby league footballer of the 1900s, and 1910s for Wales, Merthyr Tydfil, Swinton, and Oldham David Davies (rugby league, born 1902) (1902–1992), rugby league footballer of
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#1733092657887968-469: The 1860s. The Ocean Merthyr company was formed under his chairmanship in 1867 and a number of new collieries were sunk including Dare (1868), Western and Eastern (1872), Garw (1884), and Lady Windsor (1885). By the 1880s the output from his collieries had increased to such an extent that Davies established a limited liability company, the Ocean Coal Company Ltd . At the same time a combination of
1012-527: The 1900s for Wales, Tonna, Neath, Glamorgan Police, and Glamorgan Dai Davies (cricketer) (1896–1976), first-class cricketer for Glamorgan and Wales, and Test umpire Dai Davies (sportsman) (1880–1944), rugby union, rugby league, and association footballer for Llanelli (RU), Wales (RL), Swinton, Wales (soccer) and Bolton Wanderers Dai Davies (footballer, born 1948) (1948–2021), Everton F.C., Wrexham A.F.C. and Wales international goalkeeper Dai Davies (rugby union) (1925–2003), rugby union footballer of
1056-403: The 1920s, and 1930s for Wales, and Broughton, Warrington, Huddersfield and Keighley David Davies (rugby league, born c. 1915) , rugby league footballer of the 1930s, and 1940s for Wales, and Salford David Davies (swimmer) (born 1985), British long-distance swimmer David Bailey Davies (1884–1968), Welsh rugby union fullback David Harris Davies (1877–1944), rugby union footballer of
1100-497: The 1940s, and 1950s for British Lions, Wales, Penygraig, Somerset Police, British Police, Somerset, and Barbarian F.C. W. J. A. Davies (1890–1967), known as Dave Davies, rugby union footballer, captained England in the 1920s David Idwal Davies (rugby) (1915–1990), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1930s, and 1940s for Wales (RU), Swansea, Wales (RL), and Leeds John Davies (rugby, born 1941) (David John Davies, 1941–1969), rugby union and rugby league footballer of
1144-849: The 1960s for Wales (RU), Neath, and Leeds (RL) Sciences [ edit ] David Davies (electrical engineer) (born 1935), professor of electrical engineering at UCL; MoD Chief Scientific Adviser, 1993–1999 David Christopher Davies (1827–1885), geologist and mining engineer David G. Davies , microbiologist and associate professor at Binghamton University Religion [ edit ] David Davies (archdeacon of Llandaff) (1858–1930), Welsh clergyman David Davies (Baptist minister) (1800–1856) David Davies (Dean of Wellington) (1912–1987), Welsh clergyman in New Zealand David Davies (Independent minister and magazine editor) (died 1807), Welsh editor of "Y Geirgrawn" David Davies (Welsh priest) (1742–1819), Welsh clergyman in
1188-736: The Church of England David Charles Davies (1826–1891), nonconformist clergyman David Christopher Davies (missionary) (1878–1958), Welsh representative of the Baptist Missionary Society David Edwardes Davies (died 1950), Anglican Bishop of Bangor D. Jacob Davies (1917–1974), Welsh Unitarian minister David Stephen Davies (1841–1898), Welsh writer, preacher, and colonist David Tegfan Davies (1883–1968), Welsh Congregational minister Peers [ edit ] David Davies, 1st Baron Davies (1880–1944), Liberal MP for Montgomershire 1906–1929, grandson of
1232-880: The ISTC Dai Davies (politician) (born 1959), Independent Member of the UK Parliament for Blaenau Gwent 2006–2010 David TC Davies (born 1970), Welsh Conservative politician, and British Member of Parliament elected in 2005 David Richard Seaborne Davies (1904–1984), Welsh legal academic, briefly a British Liberal Party Member of Parliament in 1945 David Arthur Saunders Davies (fl. 1840s), British Member of Parliament for Carmarthenshire David Davies, 1st Baron Davies (1880 – 1944) Welsh Liberal Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire from 1906 to 1929 Arts, entertainment and journalism [ edit ] Dave Davies (born 1947), British musician with The Kinks Dave Davies (reporter) (born 1953), American reporter for
1276-1293: The Philadelphia Daily News and radio host on WHYY David Davies (English actor) , English actor David Davies (Welsh actor) (1906–1974), Welsh actor David Davies (artist) (1864–1939), Australian artist David Davies (author) (1741–1819), Welsh author David Davies (composer) (1810–1875), Welsh composer of "Glan'rafon" David Davies (harpist) (1817–1855), Welsh harpist David Davies (musician) (born 1954), British flautist, conductor and composer Ivor Novello (David Ivor Davies, 1893–1951), Welsh composer and actor David John Davies (1870–?), Welsh painter David Joshua Davies (1877–1945), Welsh dramatist David Lloyd Davies , Welsh singer and poet David Martin Davies (born c. 1960s), American journalist and broadcaster based and born in Texas David Stuart Davies (born 1946), editor, writer, and playwright David Thomas Davies (1876–1962), Welsh dramatist David Ffrangcon-Davies (1855–1918), Welsh operatic baritone Sportsmen [ edit ] David Davies (football administrator) (born 1948), former Executive Director of
1320-517: The Rebecca Riots David Davies (physician) (1792–1865), Welsh physician David Gwerfyl Davies (1913–1977), Welsh organist and composer David James Davies (1893–1956), Welsh economist, industrialist, political activist and internationalist David Percy Davies (1891–1946), Welsh newspaper editor David Pettit Davies (1920–2003), British test pilot See also [ edit ] David Davis (disambiguation) , pronounced
1364-436: The battle". Davies presented himself as a businessman who brought employment to the county and scarcely referred in his speeches to radical policies, including the secret ballot. As a Calvinistic Methodist deacon, Davies had envisaged strong support from the nonconformist community. However, there were numerous examples of prominent nonconformists who were lukewarm, or even opposed, to Davies's candidature. The reasons included
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1408-460: The county and borough seats were merged under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 . He was then elected MP for Cardiganshire county seat in 1885. Davies was a poor public speaker, and his speech was described as untutored, but his support in Cardiganshire was nevertheless considerable owing to factors including his patronage of the new university college at Aberystwyth and his connections within
1452-483: The county seat if Lloyd declined to do so (with Lloyd been offered the Cardigan Boroughs constituency where he was likely to be returned unopposed). However, Davies declined the invitation and appears to have offered Lloyd, his erstwhile opponent, a gift of £500 to contest the seat. In 1874, however, Davies was elected as Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardigan Boroughs and held the seat until 1885, when
1496-647: The inability of the Taff Vale railway and the Bute docks at Cardiff to cope with the Ocean traffic, and the fact that Davies had to pay such high costs to use these facilities, led him Davies to construct new docks at Barry with a railway connection from the Rhondda. The project came to fruition after a lengthy parliamentary process and was completed in 1889. Described by Kenneth Morgan as "the crowning triumph" of David Davies, Barry Docks
1540-495: The industrialist David Davies (see above) David Davies, 2nd Baron Davies (1915–1944), major in the Royal Welch Fusiliers David Davies, 3rd Baron Davies (1940–2024), British peer and engineer David Garfield Davies, Baron Davies of Coity (1935–2019), British peer and trade union leader Others [ edit ] David Davies (Dai'r Cantwr) (1812–1874), Welsh activist sentenced for his part in
1584-509: The largest of South Wales ' coal companies. During his lifetime, he was also known by the nicknames, "Top Sawyer" and "Davies the Ocean". His father was a sawyer and lived on the south side of the Severn valley in Llandinam so that in winter the house was shaded from the sun because of the enclosing hills. Once he had started to amass his fortune, he built Broneirion , a grand country mansion on
1628-578: The non- County Championship match during the 1926–27 season at Taff Vale Park , Pontypridd on Saturday 30 April 1927. Davies made five appearances for the Glamorgan , later Glamorgan and Monmouthshire , county teams in the County Championship and one game for the county against Australia . Having left school aged 14, Davies had started his working career in the collieries of his native South Wales and throughout his rugby career held other jobs to supplement his rugby payments. After leaving
1672-498: The north side of the river that would enjoy sunshine all year round, which has been maintained and operated as a training facility and accommodation by owners Girlguiding Cymru since the 1940s. In 2022, Girlguiding Cymru announced they would be putting the property up for sale. Davies married Margaret Jones, daughter of Edward Jones of Llanfair in 1851. They had one child, Edward Davies (1852–1898). His grandson, another David Davies , continued Llandinam's philanthropic activities and
1716-504: The same way Dai Davies (disambiguation) Davies [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Davies&oldid=1216854540 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
1760-490: The support of several prominent Liberals, especially from his own Methodist denomination. Eventually Davies was defeated by William Bowen Rowlands , the Gladstonian Liberal candidate, by a mere nine votes, a result which was largely attributed to the influence of nonconformist ministers over their congregations. Rowlands served until 1895. Although he withdrew from political life after his defeat in 1886, Davies became
1804-812: Was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Amman United and Neath and after changing codes to rugby league (RL) he played at international level for Wales and at club level for Broughton Rangers , Warrington , Huddersfield and Keighley , as a scrum-half . Dai Davies was on the losing side in four Challenge Cup finals with three separate clubs; Warrington (1928 and 1933), Huddersfield (1935), and Keighley (1937). Davies played rugby union for Amman United and Neath before changing codes from rugby union to rugby league when he joined Broughton Rangers in 1926. The following year he left Broughton to join Warrington , being paid
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1848-687: Was elevated to the peerage. Llandinam's two granddaughters, Gwendoline Davies and Margaret Davies , donated their substantial art collection to the National Museum of Wales . Davies was a keen patron and one of the first governors of the University College of Wales at Aberystwyth and in 1875 was elected treasurer, a post which he held till 1887. In 1884 he bought the large country house, Plas Dinam, where he died on 20 July 1890, aged 71. David Davies (rugby league, born 1902) David "Dai" Morgan Davies (5 May 1902 – 22 February 1992)
1892-525: Was successful from the outset. The docks were crucial in the expansion of the South Wales coal trade on a global scale. "The Barry", as the port facility was nicknamed, quickly became Great Britain's most prolific exporter of coal. Although Davies died the year following the inauguration of the Barry Docks and rail, the facilities had by that time already assisted Ocean Coal to become the most profitable and
1936-419: Was that both Davies and Henry Richard offered themselves as alternative Liberal candidates. A selection meeting was arranged to be held at Aberaeron , but shortly before this took place, Powell again announced his retirement. Lloyd now stated that he would now fight the seat after all and Richard withdrew in his favour. David Davies did not withdraw. Lloyd won the seat with a majority of 361 votes. Davies had
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