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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 · Monday, January 20, 2020. Life of a miners’ leader, socialist, anti-imperialist and perpetually rebellious Labour MP. MARY DAVIS reviews a new biography of an outstanding socialist MP and militant trade unionist. SO Davies. Reddest of the Reds: SO Davies, MP and Miners’ Leader. by Robert Griffiths (Manifesto Press, £19.50)
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 · S.O. Davies: Labour maverick and Merthyr MP remembered - BBC News. February sees the 40th anniversary of the death of former Merthyr Tydfil MP S.O. Davies. He had represented the...
25 de feb. de 2017 · S. O. Davies, M. P. Today marks the 45 th anniversary of the death of Merthyr’s longest serving Member of Parliament – S. O. Davies. In 1934 he became MP for Merthyr Tydfil and held the post continuously until his death in 1972; for the Labour Party 1934-1970 and as an Independent Socialist 1970-1972. S. O. Davies.
