David Davies (physician) explained

Sir David Davies (1792 - 1865) was a Welsh physician and physician to King William IV and Queen Adelaide.

The son of Robert and Eleanor Davies of Llanddewi Brefi, Cardiganshire, he was christened at Llanddewi Brefi church, 5 September 1792.

Entering the medical profession whilst still quite a young man, he moved to London, and worked as an assistant to one of the physicians to Queen Adelaide. He was later appointed physician to King William IV and Adelaide.^[1]

He was made a member of the Royal College of Physicians in 1815, and was granted a Lambeth degree in Medicine in 1836.^[2]

Davies was knighted in 1837, shortly after Queen Victoria had ascended the throne.^[3]

He died in Lucca, Italy in 1865, and was buried in Biarritz, France.^[4] His sons were William (a first-class cricketer) and Robert (a colonial official in British India).^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jones . F. . 1938 . Two Illustrious Sons of Cardiganshire . 2022-05-09 . Welsh Journals - The National Library of Wales . Transactions and archaeological record, Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society, Vol. 13 . 74–76 . en.
2. Whitfield . A. G. W. . January 1986 . The Gentle Queen . Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London . 20 . 1 . 63–66 . 0035-8819 . 5371124 . 30667827.
3. Book: Dod, Robert Phipps . The Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland for ...: Including All the Titled Classes . 1846 . Whittaker . 112 . en.
4. David Davies. s-DAVI-DAV-1792. Davies. William Llewelyn. 18 February 2017.
5. Book: Parish, W. D. . List of Carthusians, 1800 to 1879 . 1879 . Farncombe & Co. . 64 . en.