Background
He was born in Franklin, Tasmania, the son of federal Member of Parliament Ron Davies.
He was born in Franklin, Tasmania, the son of federal Member of Parliament Ron Davies.
In 1972 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Braddon. He was Speaker from 1977 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1982. He retired from politics in 1986, and died in Queensland in 2003.