Davies
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Arthur Bowen 1862–1928, U.S. painter.
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Joseph Edward, 1876–1958, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
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Peter Maxwell, 1934–2016, English composer.
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(William) Robertson, 1913–1995, Canadian novelist, playwright, and essayist.
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Sir John. 1569–1626, English poet, author of Orchestra or a Poem of Dancing (1596) and the philosophical poem Nosce Teipsum (1599)
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Sir Peter Maxwell. born 1934, British composer whose works include the operas Taverner (1967), The Martyrdom of St Magnus (1977), and Resurrection (1988), nine symphonies, and the ten Strathclyde Concertos; Master of the Queen's Music from 2004
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( William ) Robertson. 1913–95, Canadian novelist and dramatist. His novels include Leaven of Malice (1954), Fifth Business (1970), The Rebel Angels (1981), What's Bred in the Bone (1985), and The Cunning Man (1994)
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W ( illiam ) H ( enry ). 1871–1940, Welsh poet, noted also for his Autobiography of a Super-tramp (1908)
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They included the likes of Golding and Jerry Dammers who formed The Specials, and Charley Anderson and Neol Davies, both founder-members of The Selecter.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Temporary Chief Supt Steve Davies said it was a "tragic incident, and our thoughts remain with the young man's family at this difficult time".
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Christopher Hall, a director in the international tax group at PKF O’Connor Davies, said the tax complications for football internationals can be head-spinning.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
“It doesn’t make a difference who wins the game. The IRS will get a piece,” said Robert Raiola, director of the sports and entertainment group at the accounting and tax advisory firm PKF O’Connor Davies.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
The seats were so hard that I was pleased Judge Davies moved things along swiftly, pounding his gavel, denying motions presented by the governor’s attorneys, all the while speaking sternly.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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