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John Davies

English poet, lawyer, and politician, born 1569

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John Davies

English poet, lawyer, and politician, born 1569

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Sir John Davies was an English poet, lawyer, and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1621. He became Attorney General for Ireland and formulated many of the legal principles that underpinned the British Empire.

Occupation: politician, poet, lawyer, writer
Position held: Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland, Speaker of the Irish House of Commons, Member of the 1597-98 Parliament
Citizenship: Kingdom of England
Born: 1561, April 16, 1569, 1570
Died: December 8, 1626, 1626

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