William Watkin Davies

Born in Criccieth and raised in Barmouth, he was a Welsh barrister, lecturer, and author whose career moved between law, teaching, and public education. He studied at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and at St John's College, Oxford, where he read modern history.

Early in his working life he taught history at Friends School, Saffron Walden, and at Barmouth County School, later lecturing at Bristol University and for the League of Nations Union. He spent much of his later career lecturing in international politics at the University of Birmingham, bringing academic history into conversation with public affairs.

His writing shows the same broad reach. Alongside Wales and the notable study Lloyd George, 1863-1914, he also wrote books including A World Outlook, A Wayfarer in Wales, Gladstone and the Unification of Italy, and How to Read History. He also edited The Welsh Outlook from 1925 to 1927. A suitable verified portrait was not found from the sources checked.