About David Davies, 3rd Baron Davies
Lived 1940 – 2024 (aged 83). David Davies, 3rd Baron Davies was a British politician and land owner.
David Davies, 3rd Baron Davies, (2 October 1940 – 7 February 2024), was a British hereditary peer and engineer.
Biography Davies was the eldest son of David Davies, 2nd Baron Davies, and Ruth Dugdale, daughter of William Marshall Dugdale. He succeeded in the barony at the age of three after his father was killed in the Second World War. He was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge, and later became a chartered engineer. From 1975 to 2000 he was Chairman of the Welsh National Opera.
Davies spoke five times in the House of Lords during the 1990s, but lost his seat in Parliament after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Powys in 1997 and served as Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of the county in 2004.
Lord Davies married Beryl Oliver, daughter of William James Oliver, in 1972. They had two sons and two daughters.
Davies died on 7 February 2024, at the age of 83.
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British hereditary peer (1940–2024)
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David Davies, 3rd Baron Davies was born on 2 October 1940.
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David Davies, 3rd Baron Davies died on 7 February 2024.
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David Davies, 3rd Baron Davies was a politician and land owner.
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