John Davies
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Politicians
- John Davies (businessman)John Davies (businessman)John Emerson Harding Harding-Davies, MBE, PC was a successful British businessman who served as Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry during the 1960s...
(1916–1979), British businessman (British Petroleum) and Conservative MP and cabinet minister - John S. Davies (Pennsylvania politician)John S. Davies (Pennsylvania politician)John S. Davies is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:...
, Pennsylvania politician - John Mark DaviesJohn Mark DaviesSir John Mark Davies KCMG was an English-born Australian politician.Born in Halstead, England in 1840, Davies was the fifth eldest of the six boys and six girls of Ebenezer Davies and Ruth Bartlett. Two of the younger boys were educated at Geelong Grammar School...
(1840–1919), British-born Australian politician in the state of Victoria - John George DaviesJohn George DaviesSir John George Davies CMG was a Tasmanian politician, newspaper proprietor and first-class cricketer.Davies' Jewish father John Snr. and grandfather had been transported to Australia as convicts and Davies was born in Melbourne to John Snr...
(1846–1913), Tasmanian politician, newspaper proprietor and first-class cricketer - John C. Davies (lawyer)John C. Davies (lawyer)John Clay Davies was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was Deputy Attorney General under Theodore E. Hancock from 1894 to 1898. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1894. He was New York State Attorney General from 1899 to 1902, elected in 1898 and 1900...
(c. 1858–1925), NYS Attorney General, 1899–1902 - John Cledwyn DaviesJohn Cledwyn DaviesJohn Cledwyn Davies was a Welsh Liberal Party politician, educationist and lawyer.-Education:Davies was educated at Llanrwst Grammar School, University College, Bangor and London University where he gained his MA degree.-Career:...
(1869–1952), Welsh Liberal politician, educationist and lawyer - John Davies, 1st Baron DarwenJohn Davies, 1st Baron DarwenJohn Percival Davies, 1st Baron Darwen , was a British cotton manufacturer and Labour politician.In 1946 Davies was raised to the peerage as Baron Darwen, of Heys-in-Bowland in the West Riding of the County of York...
(1885–1950), British cotton manufacturer and Labour politician - John Paton Davies, Jr. (1908–1999), American diplomat
- John C. Davies IIJohn C. Davies IIJohn Clay Davies II was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in Albany, he attended Camden High School, attended the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa and Hamilton College ....
(1920–2002), U.S. Representative from New York - John Quentin Davies (born 1944), usually called Quentin Davies, British Labour MP
Sportsmen
- John Davies (footballer born 1856) (died 1929), Wrexham A.F.C. and Wales international footballer
- John Edward Davies (1862–1912), Oswestry F.C. and Wales international footballer
- John Price Davies (1862–1955), Druids F.C. and Wales international footballer
- John Davies (footballer)John Davies (footballer)John Davies or Davis was an English footballer who played in goal for Burslem Port Vale and Newton Heath in the 19th century.-Playing career:...
(fl. 1889–1893), football goalkeeper with Burslem Port Vale F.C. and Newon Heath F.C. - John Davies (footballer born 1966)John Davies (footballer born 1966)John Davies is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Clydebank, St. Johnstone, Airdrie, Ayr United and Motherwell....
, Scottish footballer with Clydebank, St. Johnstone, Airdrieonians, Ayr United and Motherwell - John Davies (cricketer)John Davies (cricketer)John Davies was a Welsh cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler who played for Glamorgan. He was born in Pontypridd and died in Llantrisant....
(1926–2005), Welsh cricketer - John Davies (ice hockey)John Davies (ice hockey)Competitor for CanadaJohn Francis "Jack" Davies , was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Edmonton Mercurys. He won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics. John Davies, along with The Mercurys, were inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2002.-External links:*...
(1928–2009), Canadian ice hockey player with the Edmonton Mercurys - John Davies (swimmer)John Davies (swimmer)John G. Davies was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s who won a gold medal in the 200m breaststroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki...
(born 1929), Olympic Gold medalist and later United States district judge - John Davies (athlete)John Davies (athlete)John Llewellyn Davies was a New Zealand Olympic bronze medalist and president of the New Zealand Olympic Committee ....
(1938–2003), New Zealand middle-distance runner - John Leighton DaviesJohn Leighton DaviesJohn Leighton Davies was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s who at representative level played rugby union for Glamorgan County RFC, and at club level for Neath RFC, at club level played rugby league for Wakefield Trinity, playing at , i.e...
(1927–1995), former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer - John Davies (rugby)John Davies (rugby)David John Davies was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s who at representative level played rugby union for Wales, and at club level for Neath RFC, playing at Flanker, i.e...
(1941–1969), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1960s for Wales (RU), Neath, and Leeds (RL) - John Davies (rugby player born 1971), rugby union footballer of the 1990s and 2000s for Wales, Llanelli, and (Llanelli) Scarlets
- John Davies (rugby league)John Davies (rugby league)Not to be confused with Jonathan Davies Jonathan "John" Davies is professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Castleford Tigers in Super League. He is a second-rower by preference. Davies signed for the club from local amateur club Castleford Lock Lane. In his youth career, he...
(born 1991), current rugby league footballer for Castleford Tigers
Other
- John Davies of HerefordJohn Davies of HerefordJohn Davies of Hereford was a writing-master and an Anglo-Welsh poet. He is usually known as John Davies of Hereford in order to distinguish him from others of the same name....
(c. 1565–1618), poet and satirist - John Davies (Mallwyd)John Davies (Mallwyd)Dr John Davies, Mallwyd was one of Wales's leading scholars of the late Renaissance. He wrote a Welsh grammar and dictionary. He was also a translator and editor and an ordained minister of the Church of England....
(c. 1567–1644), lexicographer, translator, and editor of the 1620 Welsh edition of the Bible - Sir John Davies (poet)John Davies (poet)Sir John Davies was an English poet and lawyer, who became attorney general in Ireland and formulated many of the legal principles that underpinned the British Empire.-Early life:...
(1569–1626), poet, statesman, attorney-general in Ireland - John Davies (translator)John Davies (translator)-Life:Davies was born in Kidwelly in Carmarthenshire, Wales and was educated in Carmarthen before entering Jesus College, Oxford in 1641. He moved to St John's College, Cambridge in 1646, during the English Civil War, and met the poet John Hall, later writing a preface to Hall's book of essays...
(1625–1693), Welsh translator and writer - John Davies (lecturer)John Davies (lecturer)John Davies or Davis was an English scientist in Victorian Manchester. He was a lecturer and private tutor who played an important role in the administration of some of the city's learned societies.-Career:...
or Davis (?–1850), English chemist and lecturer - John Davies (publisher)John Davies (publisher)John Davies co-founded the Australian newspaper The Mercury.Davies was a Jew born in London. He was transported to Hobart, Australia as a convict in August 1831, for ordering candles on someone else's account...
(1814–1872), co-founded the Australian newspaper The Mercury - John Humphreys DaviesJohn Humphreys DaviesJohn Humphreys Davies was a Welsh lawyer, bibliographer and educator.Born at Llangeitho, Ceredigion, he received his education at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth and Lincoln College, Oxford, before being called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn. His interest in Welsh literature is...
(1871–1926), Welsh lawyer, bibliographer and educator - John Henry DaviesJohn Henry DaviesJohn Henry Davies was a wealthy brewery owner who in 1902 took over the British football club Manchester United, which was then called Newton Heath. The club had massive debt at the time....
(?–1927), brewery owner who in 1902 took over the British football club Manchester United - John Thomas Davies (priest) (1881–1966), Anglican priest in Wales
- John Thomas DaviesJohn Thomas DaviesJohn Thomas Davies VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1895–1955), English recipient of the Victoria Cross - John Davies (businessman)John Davies (businessman)John Emerson Harding Harding-Davies, MBE, PC was a successful British businessman who served as Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry during the 1960s...
(1916–1979), British businessman (British Petroleum) and Conservative MP and cabinet minister - John Davies (bishop of St Asaph) (born 1923), Bishop of St Asaph, 1999–2008
- John Davies (archivist)John Davies (archivist)John Davies, A.M.N.P.P.N. was an archivist, writer, and received the prestigious Ahli Mangku Negara award. He served as Executive Officer from the 1960s to the late 1970s with the National Archives of Malaysia , Petaling Jaya...
(1925–1999), Malaysian archivist - John R. T. Davies (1927–2004), remastering engineer of classic jazz records and musician
- John Davies (bishop of Shrewsbury) (born 1927), former Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury
- John Davies (historian)John Davies (historian)John Davies is a Welsh historian, and a television and radio broadcaster.Davies was born in the Rhondda, Wales, and studied at both University College, Cardiff, and Trinity College, Cambridge. He is married with four children...
(born 1938), Welsh historian - John Howard DaviesJohn Howard DaviesJohn Howard Davies was an English television director and producer and former child actor.Davies was born in Paddington, London, the son of the scriptwriter Jack Davies...
(1939 – 2011), television producer-director and former child actor - John Davies (photographer) (born 1949), landscape photographer based in the United Kingdom
- John Davies (bishop of Swansea and Brecon)John Davies (bishop of Swansea and Brecon)John David Edward Davies has been since 2008 the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon in the Church in Wales.John David Edward Davies was born 6 February 1953. He was educated at Southampton University....
(born 1953) - John S. DaviesJohn S. DaviesJohn S. Davies is an American actor, director, and teacher of college level actors.Davies was born in Regensburg, Germany, the son of lifelong American diplomat Richard Townsend Davies, who was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Poland in the Nixon Administration. He grew up in American embassies all...
(born 1953), American actor - John Winsell DaviesJohn Winsell DaviesJohn Winsell Davies , born circa 1964, is one of the three Davies sons who own the world renowned Schramsberg Vineyards and J. Davies Winery Estates in St. Helena, Napa Valley...
(born 1964), owner of the Schramsberg Vineyards - John Graham DaviesJohn Graham DaviesJohn Graham-Davies is a British actor most famous for playing Les Hunter in the soap-opera Hollyoaks from 2001 to 2005.During his early career, Davies was a member of the original cast of John Godber's 1977 play Bouncers. He has also appeared in Coronation Street in 1989 and 2000, Heartbeat in 1999...
, British actor - John Davies, editor of The Children's Newspaper and Look and LearnLook and LearnLook and Learn was a British weekly educational magazine for children published by Fleetway Publications Ltd from 1962 until 1982. It contained educational text articles that covered a wide variety of topics from volcanoes to the Loch Ness Monster; a long running science fiction comic strip, The...
See also
- John Davis (disambiguation)
- Jon Davies, American punk rock musician
- Jon DavieJon DavieJon Davie, bass guitar player with British folk rock bands including Gryphon and Home Service. Was also, using the name John Thomas, a member of The Banned, a British punk / New Wave outfit in the late 1970s....
, folk guitarist - Jonathan Davies (disambiguation)
- John Davys (disambiguation)
- John Davey (disambiguation)John Davey (disambiguation)John Davey may refer to:*John Davey , former British Olympic swimmer*John Davey , considered the father of the science of tree surgery, was born in Stawley, Somerset, England...
- John Davy (disambiguation)
- Jack Davies (disambiguation)
- John Davies GilbertJohn Davies GilbertJohn Davies Gilbert was a land owner, born in Eastbourne the son of Davies Gilbert and Mary Ann Gilbert.John Davies Gilbert and his son, Carew Davies Gilbert played a major role, as landowners, in the development of the town of Eastbourne and also developed Trelissick Garden in Feock, Cornwall.In...
(1811–1854), land owner - John Rhys-DaviesJohn Rhys-DaviesJohn Rhys-Davies is a Welsh actor and voice actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the charismatic Arab excavator Sallah in the Indiana Jones films and the dwarf Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
(born 1944), Welsh actor