H.O. Davies

Hezekiah Oladipo Davies (5 April 1905 – 22 November 1989) was a leading Nigerian nationalist, lawyer, journalist, trade unionist, thought leader, international statesman and politician during the nation's movement towards independence in 1960 and immediately afterwards.

Chief Davies was born in the southern city of Lagos, Nigeria. His maternal Great Grandfather was the Oba of Effon-Alaiye. His maternal Great Grand Mother was the Owa (Queen regnant) of Ilesha. His grandmother was Princess Haastrup, the daughter of the Ijesha monarch, and his paternal Grand-Father, Prince Ogunmade-Davies of the Ogunmade Ruling House of Lagos, was the son of King Docemo. His father, known as "Spiritual Moses", was one of the founders of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church of Nigeria.

1911–17, attended the Wesley School, Olowogbowo, Lagos
1917–20, attended the Methodist Boys High School, Lagos
1921–23, attended the King's College, Lagos
1924– Assistant Master at King's College, Lagos

Notable amongst his childhood friends were Nigeria's first President Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe from the Methodist Boys High School and Nigeria's first indigenous Chief Justice of the Federation, Sir Adetokunbo Ademola and Nigeria's first indigenous Surgeon Dr Oni Akerele, both from King's College.

H.O. Davies was one of the earliest Nigerians to use the University of London's distance learning program where he made friends with the likes of Lord Denning, passing the London Matriculation Examination in 1925 along with Eyo Ita. He also attended the London School of Economics in 1935 where he was a pupil of Harold Laski, graduating with a BComm (Hons). In the same year, he was elected President of the Cosmopolitan Club of the School. While in the United Kingdom, he was President of the West African Student Union and was also a representative of the University of London on the Executive Committee on British Universities. He later returned to London in 1944 where he studied Law and was called to the English Bar at the Middle Temple Inns of Court, London in 1946. In 1959, Davies spent a year as a Fellow of the Center for International Studies at Harvard University

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