Cyril Francis Davie
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Cyril Francis Davie was a lawyer and political figure in British Columbia
, Canada. He represented Cowichan-Newcastle
in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
from 1924 to 1933 as a Conservative
.
He was born in Victoria
,the son of Alexander Edmund Batson Davie
and Constance L. Skinner, and was educated at the University of Ottawa
. Davie married Beatrice Pearl Raymond in 1911. He was speaker for the assembly
from 1931 to 1933. Davie was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1933. He lived in Duncan
.
Davie wrote a chess column for the Daily Colonist in Victoria for a number of years. He founded the Canadian branch of the Chess Amateur
Correspondence League and organized the first chess championship held in Canada.
Davie died in Duncan at the age of 67.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada. He represented Cowichan-Newcastle
Cowichan-Newcastle
Cowichan-Newcastle was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It appeared in two separate eras, the later in the British Columbia elections of 1960 and 1963 elections.- Demographics :- Electoral history :...
in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....
from 1924 to 1933 as a Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
.
He was born in Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
,the son of Alexander Edmund Batson Davie
Alexander Edmund Batson Davie
Alexander Edmund Batson Davie, QC who is usually referred to as A. E. B. Davie, was a British Columbia politician and lawyer, and was premier of British Columbia from 1887 until his death.Called to the bar in 1873 he was the first person to receive his entire law education in British...
and Constance L. Skinner, and was educated at the University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...
. Davie married Beatrice Pearl Raymond in 1911. He was speaker for the assembly
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the presiding officer of the British Columbia legislature.-The office of Speaker in British Columbia:...
from 1931 to 1933. Davie was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1933. He lived in Duncan
Duncan, British Columbia
Duncan is a city on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.-History:The community is named after William Chalmers Duncan . He arrived in Victoria in May 1862, then in August of that year he was one of the party of a hundred settlers which Governor Douglas took to Cowichan Bay...
.
Davie wrote a chess column for the Daily Colonist in Victoria for a number of years. He founded the Canadian branch of the Chess Amateur
Correspondence League and organized the first chess championship held in Canada.
Davie died in Duncan at the age of 67.