Alun Talfan Davies

Sir Alun Talfan Davies (22 July 1913 – 11 November 2000) was a Welsh judge, publisher and Liberal politician.

Background Alun Talfan Davies was born at Gorseinon near Swansea, the youngest son of the Calvinistic Methodist minister William Talfan Davies (1873–1938) and his wife Alys, née Jones (1878–1948). He was the brother of Aneirin Talfan Davies.

Davies sat as a recorder (a part-time judge presiding at the Court of Quarter Sessions held for a borough) from 1963 to 1972 and as a full-time circuit judge from 1972 to 1986.

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Cultural activities In 1940, with his brother Aneirin Talfan Davies, Davies founded the Welsh language publishing firm (later taken over by Sir Alun's son, Christopher Davies and taking his name). In 1958 they co-published , an influential Welsh dictionary. In 1969 they founded the current affairs magazine Barn.