Matthew Davies (MP)
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Matthew Davies was an English or Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons
at various times between 1604 and 1624.
Davies was probably the brother of Sir John Davies, Serjeant at law. He was of the Middle Temple
. In 1604, he was elected Member of Parliament
for Cardiff
. He was re-elected MP for Cardiff in 1614. In 1624 he was elected MP for Hindon
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House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
at various times between 1604 and 1624.
Davies was probably the brother of Sir John Davies, Serjeant at law. He was of the Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
. In 1604, he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Cardiff
Cardiff (UK Parliament constituency)
Cardiff was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Cardiff in South Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1918 general election.- MPs 1542-1645 :- MPs 1645–1832 :...
. He was re-elected MP for Cardiff in 1614. In 1624 he was elected MP for Hindon
Hindon (UK Parliament constituency)
Hindon was a parliamentary borough consisting of the village of Hindon in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1448 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act...
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