S. O. Davies
(1886-1972)
British politician
About
Jump to
Stephen Owen Davies (1886 or 1887 – 25 February 1972) was a Welsh miner, trade union official and Labour Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Merthyr Tydfil from 1950 to 1972, and previously Merthyr from 1934 to 1950. In 1970, when well past 80, he was deselected as parliamentary candidate by his local party association on account of his age. He fought the constituency in the 1970 general election as an Independent and won comfortably, a rare example in British politics of an independent candidate defeating a major party's organisation. In a BBC TV interview the day after that election, he claimed to be 83 years old.
Key details
edit section
| Born |
1886 Abercwmboi, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
|
| Died |
1972 (aged 85) Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
|
| Zodiac | |
| Tags | Add tag |
Family members
Romantic interests
Friends & associates
Missing information for S. O. Davies
- missing gender
- missing height
- missing hair color
- missing eye color
- missing ethnicity
- add banner photo
- add photos to gallery
Similar profiles
10
Activity
Top contributors today
Be the first to contribute today
Tags
Featured contributors
Couples by country
USA · UK · Canada · Australia · France · Germany · India · China · South Korea · Japan · Spain · MexicoCouples by decade
1900s · 1910s · 1920s · 1930s · 1940s · 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s · 1990s · 2000s · 2010s · 2020sADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
