George Maitland Lloyd Davies
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George Maitland Lloyd Davies (30 April 1880 – 16 December 1949) was a Welsh pacifist and Member of Parliament
for the University of Wales
.
Davies, who had originally volunteered as an officer in the Territorial Army, but was imprisoned during World War I
as a conscientious objector
, was the grandson of a noted Welsh preacher, John Jones, Talysarn. George's brother, John Glyn Davies, was a poet and author.
In 1923
he was elected Member of Parliament
for the University of Wales
, as an Independent Christian Pacifist, but after the election took the Labour whip, although he never joined any political party. In 1924
standing as n Independent Christian Pacifist candidate, he lost the seat to the Liberal Ernest Evans
. Thereafter Davies became a Calvinistic Methodist
(Presbyterian
) minister in Tywyn. In 1939 he became President of the pacifist organisation, Heddychwyr Cymru, closely associated with the Peace Pledge Union
, of which he served as Chair 1946-1949.
He suffered with depression throughout his life, and in 1949 he took his own life in Denbigh Hospital.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for the University of Wales
University of Wales (UK Parliament constituency)
University of Wales was a university constituency electing one member to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, from 1918 to 1950. It returned one Member of Parliament , elected under the first-past-the-post voting system....
.
Davies, who had originally volunteered as an officer in the Territorial Army, but was imprisoned during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
as a conscientious objector
Conscientious objector
A conscientious objector is an "individual who has claimed the right to refuse to perform military service" on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, and/or religion....
, was the grandson of a noted Welsh preacher, John Jones, Talysarn. George's brother, John Glyn Davies, was a poet and author.
In 1923
United Kingdom general election, 1923
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for the University of Wales
University of Wales (UK Parliament constituency)
University of Wales was a university constituency electing one member to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, from 1918 to 1950. It returned one Member of Parliament , elected under the first-past-the-post voting system....
, as an Independent Christian Pacifist, but after the election took the Labour whip, although he never joined any political party. In 1924
United Kingdom general election, 1924
- Seats summary :- References :* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* - External links :* * *...
standing as n Independent Christian Pacifist candidate, he lost the seat to the Liberal Ernest Evans
Ernest Evans (politician)
Ernest Evans was a Liberal Party politician from Wales.-Family and education:Ernest Evans was born at Aberystwyth, the son of Evan Evans, the Clerk to the Cardiganshire County Council and his wife Annie Davies...
. Thereafter Davies became a Calvinistic Methodist
Calvinism
Calvinism is a Protestant theological system and an approach to the Christian life...
(Presbyterian
Presbyterianism
Presbyterianism refers to a number of Christian churches adhering to the Calvinist theological tradition within Protestantism, which are organized according to a characteristic Presbyterian polity. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Scriptures,...
) minister in Tywyn. In 1939 he became President of the pacifist organisation, Heddychwyr Cymru, closely associated with the Peace Pledge Union
Peace Pledge Union
The Peace Pledge Union is a British pacifist non-governmental organization. It is open to everyone who can sign the PPU pledge: "I renounce war, and am therefore determined not to support any kind of war...
, of which he served as Chair 1946-1949.
He suffered with depression throughout his life, and in 1949 he took his own life in Denbigh Hospital.