Lewis Davis
Lewis Davis (* 1829 , † 1. January 1888 in Mumbles ) was a Welsh entrepreneur.
Lewis was the second eldest son of mining pioneer David Davis and his wife Mary Lewis. His father was originally a grocer, and as he became a mining entrepreneur in the 1840s, Lewis took over the Hirwaun business . When his father expanded his business activities in the 1850s, Lewis Davis sold his business and took over the coal sales in Cardiff for his father and his eldest brother David , who had also joined his father’s business . In early 1866 his father handed over the business to him and his three brothers, which included mines at Aberdare and Ferndale . The brothers ran the business together as Davis and Sons , but his brother William withdrew from the company in 1867, his brother Frederick died in 1876. After two serious mining accidents in the Ferndale Colliery in 1867 and 1869 , Lewis moved his residence to Ferndale to better monitor the operation of the mine. To break the monopoly of the Marquess of Bute , who controlled coal exports through the port of Cardiff and the Taff Vale Railway , he participated with David Davies in the construction of the port of Barry and the Barry Railway .
Davis was a deeply religious man and generously supported the Wesleyan Church . In the 1880s he retired to Mumbles , where he died. His son Frederick Davis (1863–1920) took over the operation of the mines .
literature
- David Young: A noble life. Incidents in the career of Lewis Davis of Ferndale . Kelly, London 1899.
Web links
- Watkin William Price: Davis, Lewis In: Dictionary of Welsh Biography, online
Individual evidence
- ^ Rhondda Cynon Taf Library Service “Our Past”: Ferndale. Retrieved September 10, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Davis, Lewis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Welsh entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1829 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1, 1888 |
| Place of death | Mumbles |