1440 Alfred Davies

Constituency : Carmarthen  1900-06

Alfred unseated  the  Liberal  Unionist,  John  Jenkins,  at  Carmarthen.

Alfred  was  the  son  of  a  Congregationalist  minister. He  was  educated  at  Mill  Hill  School  and  Rickmansworth. He  was  a  co-founder  of  Davies  Turner  a  large  freight  forwarding  company  operating  from  Britain  and  America. He  was  elected  to  London  County  Council  as  a  Progressive  in  1889. In  1890  he  was  slated  for  the  vacancy  in  East  Carmarthenshire  but  withdrew  before  the  selection  conference.

Alfred  was  frequently  reprimanded  by  the  Speaker  for  trying  to  draw  ministers  into  financial  discussions.

Alfred  incurred  the  displeasure  of  his  local  party  and  in  January  1905  they  selected  a  new  candidate  for  the  seat  , Llewellyn  Williams. Alfred  accepted  their  decision  with  good  grace  as  he  was  already  in  poor  health and stood  down  in  1906.

He died  in  1907  aged  58.