Background
He was born in Pontygwaith, Rhondda to Welsh-speaking parents, David and Miriam Elizabeth Davies.
He was born in Pontygwaith, Rhondda to Welsh-speaking parents, David and Miriam Elizabeth Davies.
Davies was subsequently given a life peerage as Baron Davies of Penrhys, of Rhondda in the County of Mid Glamorgan.
42nd United Kingdom Parliament. 43rd United Kingdom Parliament. 44th United Kingdom Parliament.
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He was Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Rhondda East from the 1959 general election until the constituency was abolished at the February 1974 general election.