About Elfed Davies, Baron Davies of Penrhys
Lived 1913 – 1992 (aged 78). Elfed Davies, Baron Davies of Penrhys was a British politician and trade unionist.
Gwilym Elfed Davies, Baron Davies of Penrhys (9 October 1913 – 28 April 1992) was a Welsh Labour Party politician.
Born in Pontygwaith, Rhondda to Welsh-speaking parents, David and Miriam Elizabeth Davies, Elfed was educated at the Tylorstown Rhondda Elementary School before becoming a coal miner.
Davies joined the South Wales Miners' Federation, and was chair of its Tylorstown Lodge from 1934, then treasurer from 1940, and secretary from 1954. From 1958 to 1959, he was the chair of the Aberdare and Rhondda District of the National Union of Mineworkers (UK). In retirement, he served on the South Wales Electricity Board, and the National Sports Council for Wales.
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