Cushman Kellogg Davis

Cushman Davis
Cushman Davis
7th Governor of Minnesota
In office January 7, 1874 – January 7, 1876
Lieutenant	Alphonso Barto
Preceded by	Horace Austin
Succeeded by	John S. Pillsbury
Personal details
Born	June 16, 1838(1838-06-16) Henderson, New York
Died	November 27, 1900(1900-11-27) (aged 62) Saint Paul, Minnesota
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Laura Bowman (1st), Anna Malcom Agnew Fox (2nd)
Alma mater	Carroll College University of Michigan
Profession	lawyer, soldier
Religion	Episcopalianism
Military service
Service/branch	Union Army
Years of service	1861–1862
Rank	First Lieutenant
Unit	28th Regiment-Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Cushman Kellogg Davis (June 16, 1838 – November 27, 1900) was an American politician who served as the seventh Governor of Minnesota from January 7, 1874 to January 7, 1876 and as a U.S. Senator in the 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 55th, and 56th United States Congresses, from March 4, 1887 until his death. Senator Davis served in the peace treaty talks that ended the Spanish-American War. He was a Republican.

He was born in Henderson, New York, and went to Wisconsin Territory with his parents before he was a year old. He went to school at Carroll College, and then the University of Michigan, graduating in 1857. Admitted to the bar in 1860, he soon after found himself serving in the American Civil War in the 28th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, serving first as a lieutenant in charge of Company B of this volunteer regiment. He was in action in the western campaigns, then in 1864 as an aide to General Willis A. Gorman. His political career began with a term in the state house, in 1867. He died in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The old county name; Davis County Minnesota was named after him.

Cushman Davis' sister Maria Janet Davis married South Dakota jurist and diplomat Bartlett Tripp.^[1]

References

1. ^ Who's Who in America, 1899–1900, Volume 1, entry "Bartlett Tripp"

• Minnesota Legislators Past and Present
• Biographical information and his gubernatorial records are available for research use at the Minnesota Historical Society.
• Cushman Kellogg Davis at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Political offices
Preceded by Horace Austin	Governor of Minnesota 1874 – 1876	Succeeded by John S. Pillsbury
United States Senate
Preceded by Samuel J. R. McMillan	United States Senator (Class 1) from Minnesota 1887 – 1900 Served alongside: Dwight M. Sabin, William D. Washburn Knute Nelson	Succeeded by Charles A. Towne

Persondata
Name	Davis, Cushman Kellogg
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	June 16, 1838
Place of birth	Henderson, New York
Date of death	November 27, 1900
Place of death	Saint Paul, Minnesota