Amos Davis

Amos Davis

Amos Davis (August 15, 1794 - June 11, 1835) was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky where he completed preparatory studies. Later, he studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. He also served as sheriff of Montgomery County, Kentucky.

Davis was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1819, 1825, 1827, and 1828. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Twentieth and Twenty-second Congresses but was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1835). While he was a candidate for reelection, he died in Owingsville, Kentucky while campaigning in 1835. He was buried in the City Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Kentucky.

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