| David Arthur Saunders Davies | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Carmarthenshire | |
| In office 27 December 1842 – 22 May 1857Serving with David Jones (1852–1857) George Rice-Trevor (1842–1852) | |
| Preceded by | George Rice-Trevor John Jones |
| Succeeded by | David Jones David Pugh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 June 1792 |
| Died | 22 May 1857(1857-05-22) (aged 64) United University Club, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Maria Philipps
(m. 1829) |
David Arthur Saunders Davies (9 June 1792 – 22 May 1857) was a British Conservative politician, and barrister.
Saunders Davies was the son of David Davies, a physician, who married Susanna, daughter and heiress of Erasmus Saunders of Pentre. He was educated at Harrow and Oxford. He married Elizabeth Maria, daughter of Colonel Owen Philipps, in 1829. He was admitted to Christ Church, Oxford in 1810, aged 18, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1814 and a Master of Arts in 1817, before being admitted into Lincoln's Inn in 1818.
Davies was elected MP for Carmarthenshire at a by-election in 1842—caused by the death of John Jones of Ystrad—and held the seat until his death in 1857.
Also a chairman of the Cardiganshire quarter sessionsand a Justice of the Peace, Davies died at the United University gentlemen's club in London.
References
- Rayment, Leigh (30 December 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "C"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Boase, Frederic (2018). Modern English Biography (Volume 1 of 4) A–H. LitRes. p. 1830. ISBN 9785041269647. Retrieved 29 August 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Davies, David, (Arthur Saunders)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- "Lamented Death of David Arthur Saunders Davies, Esq. M.P." Welshman. 29 May 1857. p. 6. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- "Papers of the Saunders-Davies family of Pentre". Archives Wales. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 521–522. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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| Preceded byGeorge Rice-Trevor John Jones |
Member of Parliament for Carmarthenshire 1842–1857 With: David Jones (1852–1857) George Rice-Trevor (1842–1852) |
Succeeded byDavid Jones David Pugh |
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