Fascists to hold meetings in Limehouse Town Hall. Under Davis' leadership, concerns grew that Stepney Council was inefficient, and that Davis was turning a blind eye to corruption. He was dropped from the London County Council at the 1934 election, although he regained a seat in 1937, after his successor was imprisoned for theft. He continued a range of popular initiatives, including condemning the release of Oswald Mosley from prison, but was criticised for failing to construct air raid shelters, and in 1940 was stripped of his responsibility for civil defence. In 1944, Davis travelled by train without a ticket. When caught, he gave a false name, and to support this, he persuaded a council official to forge an identity card in the name of "Harold Green". The ruse was unsuccessful, and he was sentenced to six months in prison. On release, he retired to Stamford Hill and led an isolated life, dying in 1985. References 1894 births 1985 deaths English Jews British politicians convicted of crimes Labour Party (UK) councillors Mayors of places in Greater London Members of London County Council Members of Stepney Metropolitan Borough Council People from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets