- Claudius Charles Davies
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Claudius Charles Davies Member of Parliament
for North BattlefordIn office
December 1921 – October 1925Preceded by Charles Edwin Long Succeeded by Cameron Ross McIntosh Personal details Born Claudius Charles Davies
2 July 1879
Bracknell, EnglandDied 12 May 1936 (aged 56)
North Battleford, SaskatchewanPolitical party Progressive Spouse(s) Edna Ralston Residence North Battleford, Saskatchewan Profession farmer Claudius Charles Davies (2 July 1879 – 12 May 1936) was a Progressive party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Bracknell, England, the son of Thomas James Davis and Amelia Lane, came to Canada in 1900 and became a farmer in North Battleford, Saskatchewan.[1]
In 1913, Davies married Edna Ralston.[1] He was elected to Parliament at the North Battleford riding in the 1921 general election. After serving his only federal term, the 14th Canadian Parliament, Davies was defeated by Cameron Ross McIntosh of the Liberal party in the 1925 election.
Davies was also a director of the Saskatchewan Grain Growers Association.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
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Categories:- 1879 births
- 1936 deaths
- Canadian farmers
- English expatriates in Canada
- Members of the Canadian House of Commons from Saskatchewan
- People from Bracknell
- Progressive Party of Canada MPs
- Saskatchewan politician stubs
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