Background
He was born in Aberaeron, Wales, the son of William Davies, and came to Canada in 1919.
He was born in Aberaeron, Wales, the son of William Davies, and came to Canada in 1919.
He was educated in Wales, in Michigan and in London, Ontario.
From 1949 to 1955 he served as Speaker of the House. Davies served in the chaplain corps of the Royal Canadian Air Force during World World War II rising to the rank of Wing Commander and deputy of chaplain services for the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Davies was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 1945 Ontario election. He defeated United Auto Workers-Labour candidate George Burt by 1,827 votes.
On February 10, 1949, Davies was named as Speaker of the House.
He held the post until August 1955 when a new speaker was chosen. He retired in 1964 and was named pastor emeritis.
He died in Walkerville at the age of 73.
He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1945 to 1959 who represented the riding of Windsor—Walkerville.