Robert Davies (antiquary, died 1875)

Robert Davies (1793–1875) was an English lawyer and antiquarian, known for his works on the city of York.

The eldest son of Peter Davies, by his wife Ann, daughter of Robert Rhodes, he was born at York on 19 August 1793, and educated at St. Peter's Royal Grammar School in the city.

Admitted a solicitor in 1814, he practised for many years in York, and was town clerk there from 1827 until 1848.

[1] Davies was elected a member of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 22 December 1842.

He read papers before the Yorkshire Philosophical Society on the streets, churches, public buildings, houses, privileges, and other antiquities of York.