Life
Davies was a native of Shropshire. On 19 August 1726 he entered Queens' College, Cambridge as a pensioner, where his relation, John Davies was President. There he became a fellow, proceeding B.A. in 1730, M.A. in 1734, and M.D. in 1748. [2] [3]
Davies practised as a physician at Shrewsbury, and then at Bath, Somerset, where he died at the beginning of 1762. Elected a fellow of the Royal Society on 8 June 1738, he withdrew two years later. His will, bearing date 11 December 1743, was proved on 6 March 1762 by his widow, Jane. [2]
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