Arthur Elvin Davies (7 May 1867 – 27 March 1918) was an Australian businessman and politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of

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from 1906 to 1911, representing the seat of South Fremantle. Davies was born in

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to Hannah Elizabeth (née Williams) and Alfred Alexander Davies. Two of his older brothers, George Alfred and

Edward William Davies Edward William Davies was elected mayor of Fremantle, Western Australia, in 1901, but was removed two months later on the grounds of insanity. Background Davies was the son of Alfred Alexander Davies, who had arrived in Fremantle in 1834 and wh ...

, served as

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. Before entering politics himself, Davies was a

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and

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who eventually set up as a furniture importer. In November 1889, he also established an

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firm. Davies was elected to the Fremantle Road Board (now the

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) in 1894, and would serve as mayor from 1905 to 1911.Arthur Elvin Davies
– Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2016. He was elected to parliament at the 1906 South Fremantle by-election, which had been caused by the death of

Arthur Diamond Arthur James Diamond (c. 1844 – 22 June 1906) was an Australian businessman and politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1901 until his death, representing the seat of South Fremantle. Diamond was bo ...

. He was re-elected at the 1908 state election, but chose not to contest the 1911 election. Davies died in

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in March 1918, aged 50. He had married Margaret Jessie Kilpatrick in 1893, with whom he had three children.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Edward 1867 births 1918 deaths Mayors of places in Western Australia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly People from Fremantle 19th-century Australian businesspeople Western Australian local councillors Colony of Western Australia people

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