Tag: Montgomeryshire history
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David Davies, 1st Baron Davies of Llandinam (1880–1944)
The Inheritance of Duty and the Pursuit of Peace Few figures in modern Welsh public life better illustrate the moral tension between inherited wealth and public obligation than David Davies, 1st Baron Davies of Llandinam. Born into one of the most powerful industrial families in Wales, he belonged to a generation that inherited the material…
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Arthur Charles Humphreys-Owen (1836–1905): A Liberal Landowner in a Changing Wales
In the political and civic history of Montgomeryshire during the late nineteenth century, Arthur Charles Humphreys‑Owen stands as a representative figure of a transitional generation. Born into the professional middle ranks of Victorian society but elevated through inheritance into the ranks of the county gentry, Humphreys-Owen embodied the gradual adaptation of the traditional landowning class…
