George Davies (politician)
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Major Sir George Frederick Davies, CVO (19 April 1875 – 21 June 1950) was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Yeovil from 1923 to 1945.
He was born in Honolulu in Hawaii, the son of Theophilus Harris Davies. He was educated at Uppingham School and then at King's College, Cambridge.[1] During the First World War, he served in The Gloucestershire Regiment. He married in 1900, and had two sons and three daughters.
He was briefly British vice-consul in Honolulu. Whilst in parliament, he became an assistant government whip in 1931, served as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from 1932 to 1935, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1935–37 and Comptroller of the Household 1937–38. He was one of the earliest members of the 1922 Committee.
He was knighted in the King's Birthday Honours, 1936,[2] and appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order the next year.
References
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- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 34296. p. 3996. 19 June 1936. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- Obituary, The Times, June 22, 1950.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Davies
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Yeovil 1923 by-election–1945 |
Succeeded by William Kingsmill |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1935–1937 |
Succeeded by Hon. Arthur Hope |
| Preceded by | Comptroller of the Household 1937–1938 |
Succeeded by Charles Waterhouse |
- 1875 births
- 1950 deaths
- People from Honolulu, Hawaii
- People educated at Uppingham School
- Gloucestershire Regiment officers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Alumni of King's College, Cambridge
- Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- Knights Bachelor
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1923–24
- UK MPs 1924–29
- UK MPs 1929–31
- UK MPs 1931–35
- UK MPs 1935–45
