Complex sentence: When the Liberals formed government after the 1896 election under Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Davies became minister of marine and fisheries until 1901 when he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Split into simpler sentences: When the Liberals formed government after the 1896 election under Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Davies became minister of marine and fisheries. In 1901, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.