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{{Short description|Welsh lawyer and educator 1871–1926}} |
{{Short description|Welsh lawyer and educator, 1871–1926}} |
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'''John Humphreys Davies''' (15 April 1871 – 10 August 1926) was a Welsh lawyer, bibliographer and educator. |
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[[File:John Humphreys Davies (5292076).jpg|thumb|Davies in 1926]] |
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'''John Humphreys Davies''' (15 April 1871 – 10 August 1926) was a Welsh lawyer, bibliographer and educator. He joined the movement to start a [[National Library of Wales]].<ref name=Ellis>{{Cite DWB |id=s-DAVI-HUM-1871 |title=Davies, John Humphreys |last=Ellis |first=Thomas Iorwerth |authorlink=Thomas Iorwerth Ellis |accessdate=7 August 2021}}</ref> |
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==Family and schooling== |
==Family and schooling== |
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Born at [[Llangeitho]], [[Ceredigion]], he was the |
Born at [[Llangeitho]], [[Ceredigion]], he was one of the children of [[Robert J. Davies, Cwrtmawr]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://archives.library.wales/index.php/cwrtmawr-manuscripts |title=Cwrtmawr Manuscripts |date=2003 |access-date=27 January 2016 |website= |publisher=National Library of Wales |last=| first=}}</ref> He was educated at the [[Aberystywth University|University College of Wales, Aberystwyth]] and [[Lincoln College, Oxford]], before being [[called to the bar]] at [[Lincoln's Inn]]. |
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==Welsh literature== |
==Welsh literature== |
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Davies's interest in Welsh literature is |
Davies's interest in Welsh literature is associated with [[O. M. Edwards]] at [[Oxford University|Oxford]] and to his brother-in-law, [[T. E. Ellis]]. |
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Along with [[Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet, of the City of London|Sir John Williams]], who became his President while Principal at [[Aberystwyth]], Davies was involved in the movement to establish a |
Along with [[Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet, of the City of London|Sir John Williams]], who became his President while Principal at [[Aberystwyth]], Davies was involved in the movement to establish a National Library for Wales.<ref name=Ellis/> He was President of [[Aberystwyth Old Students' Association]] in 1907–1908.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ellis |first=E. L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VF0wAAAACAAJ |title=The University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1872–1972 |publisher=University of Wales Press |year=1972 |isbn=978-0-7083-1930-7 |location=Cardiff |pages=339 |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Public life== |
==Public life== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Alumni of Aberystwyth University]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:24, 28 June 2024
John Humphreys Davies (15 April 1871 – 10 August 1926) was a Welsh lawyer, bibliographer and educator. He joined the movement to start a National Library of Wales.[1]
Family and schooling[edit]
Born at Llangeitho, Ceredigion, he was one of the children of Robert J. Davies, Cwrtmawr.[2] He was educated at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth and Lincoln College, Oxford, before being called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn.
Welsh literature[edit]
Davies's interest in Welsh literature is associated with O. M. Edwards at Oxford and to his brother-in-law, T. E. Ellis.
Along with Sir John Williams, who became his President while Principal at Aberystwyth, Davies was involved in the movement to establish a National Library for Wales.[1] He was President of Aberystwyth Old Students' Association in 1907–1908.[3]
Public life[edit]
From an early age Davies became involved in public life, being elected an alderman of Cardiganshire County Council in 1895 at the age of 24, while not yet an elected councillor. He gained some support in that year as the new Liberal candidate for Cardiganshire in succession to Bowen Rowlands.[4] The nomination, however, went to Matthew Vaughan-Davies.
Davies served as Chairman of Cardiganshire County Council in 1916–1917.[5]
In 1905 he became Registrar of his alma mater and principal in 1919, a position which he held until his death at the age of 55.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Ellis, Thomas Iorwerth. "Davies, John Humphreys". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Cwrtmawr Manuscripts". National Library of Wales. 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ Ellis, E. L. (1972). The University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1872–1972. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 339. ISBN 978-0-7083-1930-7.
- ^ Morgan. "Cardiganshire Politics": 327.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Cardigan County Council. Appointment of Chairman". Cambrian News. 28 April 1916. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
Bibliography[edit]
- Morgan, Kenneth O. (1967). "Cardiganshire Politics: The Liberal Ascendancy 1885-1923". Ceredigion. 5 (4): 311–346.
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