Baron Davies, of Llandinam in the County of Montgomery, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1932 for the Welsh businessman, Liberal Member of Parliament and philanthropist, David Davies. He was the grandson and namesake of the prominent industrialist David Davies Llandinam. As of 2012 the title is held by the first Baron’s grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded to the title in 1944 after his father was killed in the Second World War.
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