Theophilus Harris Davies

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Theophilus Harris Davies was a British businessman. He was recruited in England to join the firm of Janion, Green & Co. in Hawaii, a successor to Starkey, Janion & Co., formed in 1845.

Davies arrived in 1857 but returned to England in 1862, where he stayed until 1867. He then returned to Honolulu, to bail out Janion. By January, 1868, Davies controlled the business and it was being operated as Theo. H. Davies and Company.

Under the laws of the Provisional Government, it became Theo. H. Davies & Co., Ltd. in January, 1894, one of Hawaii's "Big Five" sugar firms.

• Rumored sales of Theo Davies' businesses may signal its end