Albert Davies (politician)

{{Short description|British politician (1900–1953)}}

{{other people|Albert Davies}}

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Albert Edward Davies (30 May 1900 – 19 January 1953)

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was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.

Born 30 May 1900 in the Smallthorne area of Stoke-on-Trent and he started work aged 14 on the railway."Mr. A. E. Davies." Times [London, England] 21 Jan. 1953: 10. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Apr. 2013. He continued as a clerk at the railway until he was elected at the 1945 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Burslem division of Stoke-on-Trent.{{cite book

|last=Craig

|first=F. W. S.

|authorlink= F. W. S. Craig

|title=British parliamentary election results 1918–1949

|orig-date=1969

|edition=3rd

|year=1983

|publisher= Parliamentary Research Services

|location=Chichester

|isbn= 0-900178-06-X

}}

The Burslem seat was abolished for the 1950 general election, when Davies was re-elected for the new Stoke-on-Trent North constituency, and held that seat until his death in 1953.

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| work = Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages

| accessdate = 2009-03-30

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| archive-date = 10 August 2009

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Davies was on his way to Jamaica as member of a delegation from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association on board the SS Bayano when he died, aged 52, and was buried at sea."M.P.'s Death At Sea." Times [London, England] 21 Jan. 1953: 8. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Apr. 2013.