Joseph Davies (Australian politician)
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Preceded byWilliam Johnson
Succeeded byWilliam Johnson
ConstituencyGuildford
Born29 May 1880
Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales
Joseph Davies | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
| In office 29 September 1917 – 22 March 1924 | |
| Preceded by | William Johnson |
| Succeeded by | William Johnson |
| Constituency | Guildford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 May 1880 Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Died | 16 July 1954 (aged 74) Claremont, Western Australia, Australia |
| Party | Labor (to 1917) National Labor (1917–1924) Nationalist (1924–?) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (1948) |
Joseph Thomas Davies (29 May 1880 – 16 July 1954) was an Australian trade unionist and politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1917 to 1924, representing the seat of Guildford.
Davies was born in Pontypridd, Wales, to Elizabeth Olivia (née Morgan) and Joseph Edward Davies. He began working in the coal mines of South Wales as a boy, and then in 1899 emigrated to Australia. Davies settled in Perth, where he worked as a labourer (and later boilermaker) at the Midland Railway Workshops. He was involved in various railway trade unions, and in 1911 began working full-time as a union official. Davies also served on the West Guildford Road Board from 1907.[1]