Edward Roderick Davies (June 2, 1915 – September 8, 1992) was an American a industrialist and politician who served as mayor of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He was the father of Ann Romney, wife of Senator Mitt Romney and was a life-long Atheist.
Davies was born on June 2, 1915, in Caerau, Bridgend, Wales, into a Welshcoal mining family. In 1929 he emigrated to the United States with his father David Davies who had black lung disease and had been injured in a mining accident. David worked at a Ford plant and paid for his wife, Annie Davies, and son, Edward, to come thereafter. In 1938, Edward graduated from General Motors Institute of Technology with a degree in engineering and, after serving a stint in the U.S. Naval Engineering corps, in 1946 he co-founded a maker of heavy equipment for marine use, Jered Industries. Some sources have suggested that Jered helped to engineer the landing craft used for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, though this is unlikely as Jered was not founded until well after D-Day.[2][3] Davies—who had also worked with the NASA's Gemini space program[4] and served as the mayor of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan—was the father of Ann Romney, wife of former Massachusetts governor and 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney.[5]
He died on September 8, 1992. Due to a successful business career and wise investments, Davies had amassed an estate worth millions of dollars. At the time of his death, Davies owned large properties and a 65-foot yacht.[6]
Jerededit
Jered was sold to the British engineering firm Vickers in 1980, at Davies' retirement. (The division became an independent entity again in 1997 and was acquired in 2005 by PaR Systems.[7])
Religious viewsedit
Davies rejected religion and was an avowed atheist. Before Davies married Lois, he insisted she give up organized religion and later his son Roderick Davies said, "Dad considered people who were religious to be weak in the knees."[8] By the time of his death, he was the only member of Ann Romney's immediate family to have not converted to Latter-day Saint Mormonism.[9] In spite of his atheism and anti-religious views, on the 19th of November, 1993 in a special family meeting, just fourteen months after he died, he was baptized and had his endowment performed for him.[9][10] On the 10th of June, 1994 Davies, in another LDS Mormon temple ceremony, was sealed for eternity to his wife Lois in the Atlanta, Georgia temple.[10]
Referencesedit
^Swidey, Neil; Paulson, Michael (June 24, 2007), The Making of Mitt Romney, Boston Globe, Part 1: Privilege, tragedy, and a young leader
^. Par.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
^Williamson, David (2012-06-07). "Could Welsh miner's granddaughter Ann Romney be next US First Lady? - Need to Read - News". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
^"Ann Romney's Welsh ancestry explored". BBC News. January 5, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
^Scott, Ronald (2011-11-22). Mitt Romney: An Inside Look at the Man and His Politics. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN9780762777150.
^. Par.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
^Swidey, Neil; Paulson, Michael (24 June 2007). "Privilege, tragedy, and a young leader". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
^ abTeicher, Jordan (27 January 2012). "CONFIRMED: Romney Family Had Ann Romney's Atheist Father Posthumously Baptized Into The Mormon Church". Business Insider. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
^ abCook, John (27 January 2012). . Gawker. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
March 16, 2024
edward, roderick, davies, june, 1915, september, 1992, american, industrialist, politician, served, mayor, bloomfield, hills, michigan, father, romney, wife, senator, mitt, romney, life, long, atheist, mayor, bloomfield, hills, michiganin, office, late, 1940s,. Edward Roderick Davies June 2 1915 September 8 1992 was an American a industrialist and politician who served as mayor of Bloomfield Hills Michigan He was the father of Ann Romney wife of Senator Mitt Romney and was a life long Atheist Edward Roderick DaviesMayor of Bloomfield Hills MichiganIn office Late 1940s 1960sPersonal detailsBorn 1915 06 02 June 2 1915Caerau Bridgend WalesDiedSeptember 8 1992 1992 09 08 aged 77 Stuart Florida U S SpouseLois Pottinger DaviesChildren3 including Ann Romney 1 Alma materGeneral Motors Institute of TechnologyPositionsCo founder Jered Industries 1946 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Jered 3 Religious views 4 ReferencesLife and career editDavies was born on June 2 1915 in Caerau Bridgend Wales into a Welsh coal mining family In 1929 he emigrated to the United States with his father David Davies who had black lung disease and had been injured in a mining accident David worked at a Ford plant and paid for his wife Annie Davies and son Edward to come thereafter In 1938 Edward graduated from General Motors Institute of Technology with a degree in engineering and after serving a stint in the U S Naval Engineering corps in 1946 he co founded a maker of heavy equipment for marine use Jered Industries Some sources have suggested that Jered helped to engineer the landing craft used for the D Day invasion of Normandy though this is unlikely as Jered was not founded until well after D Day 2 3 Davies who had also worked with the NASA s Gemini space program 4 and served as the mayor of Bloomfield Hills Michigan was the father of Ann Romney wife of former Massachusetts governor and 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney 5 He died on September 8 1992 Due to a successful business career and wise investments Davies had amassed an estate worth millions of dollars At the time of his death Davies owned large properties and a 65 foot yacht 6 Jered editJered was sold to the British engineering firm Vickers in 1980 at Davies retirement The division became an independent entity again in 1997 and was acquired in 2005 by PaR Systems 7 Religious views editDavies rejected religion and was an avowed atheist Before Davies married Lois he insisted she give up organized religion and later his son Roderick Davies said Dad considered people who were religious to be weak in the knees 8 By the time of his death he was the only member of Ann Romney s immediate family to have not converted to Latter day Saint Mormonism 9 In spite of his atheism and anti religious views on the 19th of November 1993 in a special family meeting just fourteen months after he died he was baptized and had his endowment performed for him 9 10 On the 10th of June 1994 Davies in another LDS Mormon temple ceremony was sealed for eternity to his wife Lois in the Atlanta Georgia temple 10 References edit Swidey Neil Paulson Michael June 24 2007 The Making of Mitt Romney Boston Globe Part 1 Privilege tragedy and a young leader Sanchez Raf January 6 2012 US election 2012 Ann Romney s Welsh connection London Telegraph Retrieved 2012 06 22 Jered LLC Marine Equipment Cargo Handling PaR Systems Par com Archived from the original on 2012 08 18 Retrieved 2012 06 21 Williamson David 2012 06 07 Could Welsh miner s granddaughter Ann Romney be next US First Lady Need to Read News WalesOnline Retrieved 2012 06 22 Ann Romney s Welsh ancestry explored BBC News January 5 2012 Retrieved 2012 06 22 Scott Ronald 2011 11 22 Mitt Romney An Inside Look at the Man and His Politics Rowman amp Littlefield ISBN 9780762777150 Jered LLC Marine Equipment Cargo Handling PaR Systems Par com Archived from the original on 2012 08 18 Retrieved 2012 06 22 Swidey Neil Paulson Michael 24 June 2007 Privilege tragedy and a young leader The Boston Globe Retrieved 11 August 2017 a b Teicher Jordan 27 January 2012 CONFIRMED Romney Family Had Ann Romney s Atheist Father Posthumously Baptized Into The Mormon Church Business Insider Retrieved 11 August 2017 a b Cook John 27 January 2012 Yes the Romneys Converted Mitt s Dead Atheist Father in Law to Mormonism Gawker Archived from the original on 1 January 2014 Retrieved 11 August 2017 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Roderick Davies amp oldid 1212366877, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
