Sir David Sanders Davies (11 May 1852 – 28 February 1934) was a Welsh businessman, merchant and Liberal Party politician.
Family and education David Sanders Davies was the son of John Owen DaviesBrian North Lee, Bookplates from Mussett's Heraldic Office: with a note on their forerunners ; The Bookplate Society and the Apsley House Press, 1994 p. 25 He was educated at Llandovery CollegeDebrett's House of Commons, and the judicial bench; 1922 p. 44 In 1886,he married Jane Emily Gee and they made their home at Dolgelly in Merionethshire. They had one daughterWho was Who, OUP 2007 who married Lt-Col J E Lewis DSO.The Times, 2 March 1934 p. 16
Career Davies went into the textile business. By the end of the First World War he was described as a successful Manchester merchant.The Times House of Commons 1919; Politico’s Publishing, 2004 p. 67 He became Governing Director of Pugh, Davies & Co. Ltd, ManchesterWho was Who, OUP 2007 wholesale milliners, warehousemenThe Times, 2 March 1935 p. 22 and textile merchants.The Times, 14 May 1959 p. 18 Davies clearly acquired great wealth through his business interests. In 1913 he presented of land near Denbigh, worth £5000, to the Welsh National Memorial Association for the building of a sanatorium for people suffering from Tuberculosis.The Times, 28 July 1913 p. 8 He served for a while as the Treasurer of the Welsh National Memorial Association.The Times, 1 January 1918 p. 7
Politics Local government Davies involved himself in local government affairs. He took a leading part in county council and educational work in Denbighshire.The Times House of Commons 1919; Politico’s Publishing, 2004 p. 67 He was High Sheriff of Denbighshire in 1915.Who was Who, OUP 2007 He was Chairman of the Denbighshire County Appeal Tribunal and Pensions CommitteeThe Times, 1 January 1918 p. 7 and also served as a justice of the peace.Who was Who, OUP 2007
Parliament Davies was selected to fight the Denbigh Division of Denbighshire at the 1918 general election as a Coalition Liberal. He had no Unionist opponent, so was presumably awarded the Coalition coupon. He won the seat easily in a straight fight with Labour, gaining 83% of the poll.F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949 p. 553
Davies did not contest Denbigh again, intimating as early as the autumn of 1921 that he wished to stand down at the next election (by which time he would be 70 years old). It was reported at that time that his likely successor as Coalition Liberal candidate would be Alderman Walter Gummow Dodd, the Chairman of the Denbighshire Education Committee.The Times, 20 September 1921 p. 7 Dodd was not selected however but the seat was won by another member of the Denbighshire Education establishment, John Cledwyn Davies, for the Lloyd George National Liberals.F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949 p. 553
Honours Davies was knighted in the 1918 New Years Honours List.The Times, 1 January 1918 p. 7
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