abstract:Henry Davis (born 16 December 1803 at Groby, Leicestershire; died 29 February 1848 at Leicester) was an English cricketer who was recorded in one first-class match in 1826 when he played for a combined Sheffield and Leicester team, scoring 27 runs in his only innings and holding one catch. Davis played for Leicester Cricket Club from 1823 to 1839.
In 1896, Marconi obtained his first patent and in 1897, he formed the Wireless Telegraph and Signal Company Limited with his cousin Henry Jameson Davis.