Tag: Montgomeryshire Liberal tradition

• Clement Davies (1884-1962)

  

  Montgomeryshire’s Last Liberal Statesman In the political history of rural Wales, certain figures stand not merely as representatives of constituencies but as embodiments of an older political culture. Clement Edward Davies, born 14 February 1884 and died 23 July 1962, belongs unmistakably to that tradition. Lawyer, parliamentarian, wartime critic, and ultimately leader of the British…

  Antony David Davies

  01/03/2026

  Politics

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