Thomas Davy (politician)

Thomas Arthur Lewis "Tad" Davy (1 May 1890 – 18 February 1933) was an Australian lawyer and politician who served as Attorney-General and Minister for Education of Western Australia.

[7] In February 1915 Davy joined the Royal Field Artillery and served in France from May 1915 until he was wounded in action[1] in September 1916.

On 21 December 1915 Davy married Penelope Ethel, daughter of Horatio William Sholl, a Western Australian politician.

[8][9] At the end of World War I he returned to Western Australia and resumed his law practice, subsequently becoming a partner in the legal firm of Northmore, Hale, Davy and Leake,[2] and was appointed a King's Counsel in March 1932.

[11] On 18 February 1933 Davy died unexpectedly of a heart attack while playing cards with close friends at the Savoy Hotel.