Myrddyn Cooke Davies (May 26, 1897 – December 29, 1970) was a politician in

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, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the

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from 1945 to 1959 who represented the riding of Windsor—Walkerville. From 1949 to 1955 he served as

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Background

He was born in

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, the son of William Davies, and came to Canada in 1919. He was educated in Wales, in

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and in

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. in 1918, he joined the United States Army and served for ten months during

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. In 1921, he married Inez Carter. Davies served in the chaplain corps of the

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during

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rising to the rank of Wing Commander and deputy of chaplain services for the RCAF.

Politics

Davies was elected to the

in the 1945 Ontario election. He defeated UAW-Labour candidate George Burt by 1,827 votes. On February 10, 1949, Davies was named as

. He held the post until August 1955 when a new speaker was chosen.

Later life

After leaving the legislature, Davies returned to his role as rector of St. George's Anglican Church in Walkerville. He retired in 1964 and was named pastor emeritus. He died in Walkerville at the age of 73.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Cooke 1897 births 1970 deaths People from Aberaeron Politicians from Windsor, Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Welsh emigrants to Canada 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario