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Charles Ellis Davies (13 May 1847 – 1 February 1921) was an Australian politician. He was born in
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,
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, the son of John Davies, later co-founder of the ''
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'', and younger brother of
John George Davies Sir John George Davies (17 February 1846 – 12 November 1913), generally known as (Sir) George Davies, was a Tasmanian politician, newspaper proprietor and first-class cricketer. Davies' Jewish father John Snr. and grandfather had been tran ...
. In 1897 he was elected to the
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as the member for
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. He held the seat until his death in
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in 1921.


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1847 births 1921 deaths Independent members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council 19th-century Australian politicians 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Independent-politician-stub