He built upon the work of his father and expanded the family's industrial holdings in the Aberdare and Rhondda valleys.
[2] However, he declined the invitation and was prominent in Henry Richard's successful campaign for election as MP for the constituency.
At one such meeting, at Trecynon in late September, Richard criticised those who had sought to discourage him from contesting the seat, both publicly and privately (a veiled reference to Thomas Price of Calfaria).
At the end of the meeting the crowd released the horses and drew Richard's carriage back to Davis's residence at Maesyffynon.
[1] Unlike his father, who remained an active Wesleyan throughout his life, David Davis, Maesyffynnon, became involved in a schism which led to the short-lived 'Wesleyan Reform' movement.