Wednesday, 18 July 2018
1973 John Davies
Constituency : Denbigh 1922-23
John retained David Davies' seat at Denbigh seeing off a Unionist and an Asquithian who got less than 10%.
John was educated at Llanrwst Grammar School and London University, He became a barrister but actually spent most of his career in education. He was head teacher at Holywell Secondary School then Director of Education for Denbighshire. He held positions at the University of Wales. He was a Denbighshire county councillor.
John decided to step down in 1923.
John was displeased by one of his successors Henry Morris-Jones joining the Liberal Nationals and agreed to be nominated to oppose him in 1935. He became the first Liberal to directly challenge a Liberal National incumbent but finished 5,000 votes behind him with Labour coming third.
He died in 1952 aged 83.
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