Walter Davies (politician) explained

Walter Davies CBE (1865 – 30 September 1939), was a British Insurance Chairman and Liberal Party politician.

Background

Davies was born the son of John Davies, of Manchester. In 1890 he married Mary Beresford. They had one son and one daughter. He became a JP in 1912. He was appointed a CBE in 1923.^[1]

Professional career

Davies was Chairman of the Manchester Insurance Committees. He was Hon. Secretary to the Manchester Committee for National Savings and a Member of the National Committee.^[2]

Political career

Davies was Liberal candidate for the Manchester Hulme division at the 1922 General Election, aligned with the main party under the leadership of H. H. Asquith. He was Liberal candidate for Hulme again at the 1923 General Election, after David Lloyd George's National Liberals had merged with the main Liberal party. On both occasions he was unsuccessful and did not stand for parliament again.^[3]

Electoral record

Notes and References

1. ‘DAVIES, Walter’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 13 Aug 2017
2. ‘DAVIES, Walter’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 13 Aug 2017
3. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig