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Edward DaviesEdward Davies was the only son and heir of David Davies 'Top Sawyer' (1818-1890) of Llandinam: entrepreneur, industrialist, Liberal MP for Cardiganshire and a founder member of The University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. Engraving of Edward Davies. Edward (1852–1898) inherited the responsibilities of the huge fortune his father had made developing railways, sinking coal mines and dock-building. The weight of responsibility administering the family businesses and the Ocean Coal Company at a time when all was not well in the collieries played heavily upon Edward's fragile disposition and he suffered a mental breakdown — he died shortly afterwards at the early age of forty-five. The empire passed to his children Gwendoline Elizabeth (1882–1944), Margaret Sidney (1884–1963) and David, the first Lord Davies, who lived with their step-mother Elizabeth (née Jones d.1942).  About Us | Acquisitions Policy | Acquisitions Policy - Graphic Art | Acquisitions Policy—Studio Ceramics | Our Ceramics | About our Collections | The Davies Sisters | The Davies Sisters | Edward Davies Building — The Opening in 1907 | Edward Davies Building — Alfred Cross | Edward Davies Building | Edward Davies Building - Elvet Lewis | Edward Davies Building - The Chemical Laboratories | Edward Davies Building — The School of Art | Edward Davies Building | The Gallery of Crafts 1918–1935 | The General Museum 1876–1929 | History of the University Museum and Galleries | Learning Policy | About us Main Page | Mission Statement | Publications | Staff | Thomas Jones | Valerius de Saedeleer Aboutus |
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