Claudius Charles Davies (2 July 1879 – 12 May 1936) was a Progressive party member of the

House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...

. He was born in

Bracknell Bracknell () is a large town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, the westernmost area within the Greater London Built-up Area, Greater London Urban Area and the administrative centre of the Bracknell Forest, Borough of Bracknell Forest. It l ...

, England, the son of Thomas James Davis and Amelia Lane, came to Canada in 1900 and became a farmer in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. In 1913, Davies married Edna Ralston. He was elected to Parliament at the

North Battleford North Battleford is a city in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the seventh largest city in the province and is directly across the North Saskatchewan River from the Town of Battleford. Together, the two communities are known as "The Batt ...

riding in the 1921 general election. After serving his only federal term, the

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, Davies was defeated by

Cameron Ross McIntosh Cameron Ross McIntosh (July 7, 1871 – August 8, 1971) was a Canadian politician and newspaper publisher. He was born in Dornoch, Ontario, in 1871. McIntosh served as a high school principal before his career in the public arena. Publishing ...

of the Liberal party in the 1925 election. Davies was also a director of the

Saskatchewan Grain Growers' Association The Saskatchewan Grain Growers' Association (SGGA) was a farmer's association that was active in Saskatchewan, Canada in the early 20th century. It was a successor to the Territorial Grain Growers' Association, and was formed in 1906 after Saskatch ...

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* 1879 births 1936 deaths 20th-century Canadian farmers English expatriates in Canada Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan People from Bracknell Progressive Party of Canada MPs {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub