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Stephen Owen Davies (before 1889 – 25 February 1972), generally known as S. O. Davies, was a Welsh miner, trade union official and Labour Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Merthyr Tydfil from 1950 to 1972, and previously Merthyr from 1934 to 1950.
Stephen Owen Davies (best known as S.O Davies) was a Welsh labour politician and trade unionist. His long life was marked by nearly forty years as Member of Parliament for Merthyr Tydfil (1934-1972), eighteen years as a local councillor (1931-1949), a year as mayor of Merthyr (1945-46), and decades involved in the upper echelons of the South ...
20 de ene. de 2020 · SO was a miners’ leader, a socialist, an anti-imperialist and a perpetually rebellious Labour MP. He worked underground as a miner from the age of 12. As a checkweigher, miners’ agent and union official, he played an important role in the miners’ federations of south Wales and Britain.
S O Davies (Siegfried Owen) 1886-1972. Born Abercwmboi, Aberdare. At age twelve began work in Cwmpennar pit. He went to night school to study mining engineering and won a scholarship to travel to the coalfields in Europe. In 1913 he obtained a BA in the social sciences from University College, Cardiff. In 1918 he became an agent of the South ...
Davies quickly developed a reputation for militant action. He became strongly opposed to the post-war demands for the nationalization of the British coal industry. He visited Russia in 1922 and became a lifelong warm admirer of the Soviet system.
Stephen Owen Davies (1886 or 1887 – 25 February 1972) was a Welsh miner, trade union official and politician. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Merthyr Tydfil from 1950 to 1972, and previously Merthyr from 1934 to 1950.
19 de feb. de 2012 · February sees the 40th anniversary of the death of former Merthyr Tydfil MP S.O. Davies. He had represented the constituency as a Labour MP since 1934 but at the age of 84 he was told he was...
