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In 1877, Davies was one of the Canadian counsel who appeared on behalf of the British Government before the [[Halifax Fisheries Commission]], appointed under the [[Treaty of Washington (1871)]] to resolve outstanding issues, including fishing rights.{{cn|date=September 2019}} The Commission gave an award directing the United States to pay $5,500,000 to the British Government.{{cn|date=September 2019}}
Davies was appointed [[Queen's Counsel]] in 1880, and [[knighthood|knighted]] by [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] in 1897.<ref>{{
==Political career==
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