Richard Davies
British businessman with Ferranti and courtier
About Richard Davies
Lived 1916 – 1995 (aged 78). Richard Davies was a British businessperson and civil servant.
Sir Richard Harries Davies (28 June 1916 – 29 January 1995) was a member of the Household of the Duke of Edinburgh of the United Kingdom.
Education Davies was educated at Porth County School, and Cardiff Technical School. He graduated with a BSc, and was a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and a FIEE.
Career He was a member of the Scientific Civil Service 1939-1946, and was in the British Air Commission, Washington, DC, 1944-1945.
After World War II he joined Ferranti, and was vice-president of Ferranti Electric Ltd 1948-1963, and a director of Ferranti Ltd 1970-1976.
In 1977 he joined the Household of the Duke of Edinburgh as Assistant Private Secretary. He was acting Private Secretary and Treasurer following the death of Lord Rupert Nevill in 1982, and retired in 1984, when he became an Extra Equerry.
Davies was made a CBE in 1962, and a CVO in 1982. He was advanced to KCVO in 1984.
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Who was Richard Davies?
British businessman with Ferranti and courtier (1916-1995)
When was Richard Davies born?
Richard Davies was born on 28 June 1916.
When did Richard Davies die?
Richard Davies died on 29 January 1995.
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Richard Davies was a businessperson and civil servant.
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Richard Davies was British.
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