Thomas Hart-Davies

Thomas Hart-Davies (1849 – 3 January 1920) was a British colonial administrator and Liberal politician.

He was the son of the Venerable Thomas Hart-Davies, vicar of Christchurch, Ramsgate, Kent, and former Archdeacon of Melbourne, Australia.

He was viewed as a progressive administrator, joining the British Committee of the Indian National Congress and supporting the Morley-Minto Reforms.

[3] He was re-selected as prospective Liberal candidate, but in 1903 he resigned the candidacy due to an eye condition.

He wrote short stories, translated a number of works from Russian to English, and was a musician and conjuror.