David Davies, 3rd Baron Davies, (2 October 1940 – 7 February 2024), was a British

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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

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. He was educated at

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and

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, and later became a chartered engineer. From 1975 to 2000 he was Chairman of the

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. Davies spoke four times in the

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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. His wife served as

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2004–2005. They lived in the family's ancestral home in Llandinam, Plas Dinam, until 2011. Davies died on 7 February 2024, at the age of 83.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, David Davies, 3rd Baron 1940 births 2024 deaths 3 People educated at Eton College Alumni of King's College, Cambridge Deputy Lieutenants of Powys Davies Liberal Democrats (UK) hereditary peers