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'''Baron Davies''', of Llandinam in the [[Montgomeryshire|County of Montgomery]], is a title in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]. It was created in 1932 for the [[Wales|Welsh]] businessman, [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] [[Member of Parliament]] and philanthropist, [[David Davies, 1st Baron Davies|David Davies]]. He was the grandson and namesake of the prominent industrialist [[David Davies (industrialist)|David Davies Llandinam]]. {{As of|2010}} the title is held by the first |
'''Baron Davies''', of Llandinam in the [[Montgomeryshire|County of Montgomery]], is a title in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]. It was created in 1932 for the [[Wales|Welsh]] businessman, [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] [[Member of Parliament]] and philanthropist, [[David Davies, 1st Baron Davies|David Davies]]. He was the grandson and namesake of the prominent industrialist [[David Davies (industrialist)|David Davies Llandinam]]. {{As of|2010}} the title is held by the first Baron’s grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded to the title in 1944 after his father was killed in the [[Second World War]]. |
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==Barons Davies (1932)== |
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*David Davies, 2nd Baron Davies (16 January 1915–September 1944). Davies was the son of David Davies, 1st Baron Davies, by his first wife Amy, daughter of L. T. Penman. He married Ruth, daughter of Major William Marshall Dugdale, in 1939. They had two sons. Lord Davies fought in the [[Second World War]] as a major in the [[Royal Welch Fusiliers]] and was killed on the Western Front in September 1944, aged 29, only three months after succeeding his father in the barony. His three-year-old eldest son David inherited the barony.<ref>[http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s2-DAVI-DAV-1880.html Welsh Biography Online]</ref> |
*David Davies, 2nd Baron Davies (16 January 1915–September 1944). Davies was the son of David Davies, 1st Baron Davies, by his first wife Amy, daughter of L. T. Penman. He married Ruth, daughter of Major William Marshall Dugdale, in 1939. They had two sons. Lord Davies fought in the [[Second World War]] as a major in the [[Royal Welch Fusiliers]] and was killed on the Western Front in September 1944, aged 29, only three months after succeeding his father in the barony. His three-year-old eldest son David inherited the barony.<ref>[http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s2-DAVI-DAV-1880.html Welsh Biography Online]</ref> |
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*David Davies, 3rd Baron Davies (b. 2 October 1940). Davies is the eldest son of David Davies, 2nd Baron Davies, and Ruth, daughter of William Marshall Dugdale. He spoke four times in the [[House of Lords]] during the |
*David Davies, 3rd Baron Davies (b. 2 October 1940). Davies is the eldest son of David Davies, 2nd Baron Davies, and Ruth, daughter of William Marshall Dugdale. He spoke four times in the [[House of Lords]] during the 1990s<ref>[http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/people/mr-david-davies-7 hansard.millbankssystems.com]</ref> but lost his seat in Parliament after the passing of the [[House of Lords Act 1999]]. In 2004 he served as Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of [[Powys]]. |
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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). '' |
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett’s Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin’s Press, 1990. |
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Revision as of 12:58, 8 March 2010
Baron Davies, of Llandinam in the County of Montgomery, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1932 for the Welsh businessman, Liberal Member of Parliament and philanthropist, David Davies. He was the grandson and namesake of the prominent industrialist David Davies Llandinam. As of 2010[update] the title is held by the first Baron’s grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded to the title in 1944 after his father was killed in the Second World War.
Barons Davies (1932)
- David Davies, 1st Baron Davies (1880–1944)
- David Davies, 2nd Baron Davies (16 January 1915–September 1944). Davies was the son of David Davies, 1st Baron Davies, by his first wife Amy, daughter of L. T. Penman. He married Ruth, daughter of Major William Marshall Dugdale, in 1939. They had two sons. Lord Davies fought in the Second World War as a major in the Royal Welch Fusiliers and was killed on the Western Front in September 1944, aged 29, only three months after succeeding his father in the barony. His three-year-old eldest son David inherited the barony.[1]
- David Davies, 3rd Baron Davies (b. 2 October 1940). Davies is the eldest son of David Davies, 2nd Baron Davies, and Ruth, daughter of William Marshall Dugdale. He spoke four times in the House of Lords during the 1990s[2] but lost his seat in Parliament after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. In 2004 he served as Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Powys.
References
Bibliography
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett’s Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin’s Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]