Robert Gent-Davis

Robert Gent-Davis (1 July 1857 – 1903) was an English businessman and Conservative politician.

Davis was born at Pimlico, the son of Robert Davis and his wife née Gent. He was educated privately and became a distillers chemist. He became head of the firm of Sparks, White, & Co Distillers' Chemists of Smithfield.^[1] He became the owner of a newspaper, the South London Standard, which was to support his electoral campaign.

Gent-Davis was elected Member of Parliament for Kennington in 1885.^[2] In 1886, he was accused of corrupt electoral practices for expenses in connection with the purchase of the newspaper and voter registration but the judge ruled in his favour.^[3] However, in November 1888 he was sent to prison for contempt of court when he failed to pay into Court a large sum of money in trust which he had appropriated for his own use.^[4] He was forced to resign his seat.

In 1880, he married Blanche Ellen Dixon, daughter of William Dixon of the Admiralty.^[1] Gent-Davis died in the Fulham district at the age of 45 in the 2nd quarter of 1903.