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Albert Edward Davies (30 May 1900 – 19 January 1953) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.

Born 30 May 1900 in the Smallthorne area of Stoke-on-Trent and he started work aged 14 on the railway. He continued as a clerk at the railway until he was elected at the 1945 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Burslem division of Stoke-on-Trent.

The Burslem seat was abolished for the 1950 general election, when Davies was re-elected for the new Stoke-on-Trent North constituency, and held that seat until his death in 1953.

Davies was on his way to Jamaica as member of a delegation from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association on board the SS Bayano when he died, aged 52, and was buried at sea.

References

1. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with B (part 6)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
2. ^ "Mr. A. E. Davies." Times 21 Jan. 1953: 10. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Apr. 2013.
3. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) . British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
4. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with S (part 5)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
5. "M.P.'s Death At Sea." Times 21 Jan. 1953: 8. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Apr. 2013.

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