John J. Davis (congressman)

John J. Davis (congressman)

Infobox Congressman
honorific-prefix =
name = John J. Davis
honorific-suffix =


state = West Virginia
district = 1st
term_start = 4 March 1871
term_end = 3 March 1875
preceded = Isaac H. Duval
succeeded = Benjamin Wilson
birth_date = Birth date|1835|5|5
birth_place = Clarksburg, Virginia, USA
death_date = Death date and age|1916|3|19|1835|5|5
death_place = Clarksburg, West Virginia USA
restingplace = Odd Fellows Cemetery
restingplacecoordinates =
birthname = John James Davis
nationality = American
party = Democratic
otherparty = Independent Democrat
spouse = Anna Kennedy
partner =
relations =
children = John W. Davis
residence =
alma_mater = Lexington Law School
occupation = Lawyer, politician
profession =
net worth =
cabinet =
committees =
portfolio =
religion =


website =
footnotes =

John James Davis (May 5, 1835 - Mar. 19, 1916) was an attorney and politician in West Virginia who served as a United States Representative in Congress from that state.

Early life

John James Davis was born in Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), he attended the Northwestern Virginia Academy at Clarksburg, and was graduated from the Lexington Law School (now the law department of Washington and Lee University) in 1856; was admitted to the bar in 1856 and commenced practice in Clarksburg, Virginia.

Political career

tate politics

Davis became a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1861 and was a member of the first convention looking toward the formation of a new State loyal to the Union, from counties of western Virginia, held April 22, 1861.

Davis was a delegate from Harrison County to the Wheeling convention June 11, 1861 and also to the Democratic National Conventions in 1868, 1876 and 1892. He served as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1869 and 1870.

National politics

He was elected as a Democrat to the 42nd Congress and re-elected as an Independent Democrat to the 43rd Congress, he was not a candidate for renomination in 1874.

Later years

His political years over, Davis resumed the practice of law in Clarksburg, West Virginia.

Death

Davis died in Clarksburg, Harrison County on March 19, 1916 and was interred in Odd Fellows Cemetery.

Personal life

He was the father of John W. Davis, who followed in his father's footsteps as a lawyer and congressman.

External links

*CongBio|D000119
*findagrave|id=7613965|name=John J. Davis


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • John Wesley Davis — Infobox Congressman honorific prefix = name = John W. Davis honorific suffix = imagesize = 200 px small caption = Davis as painted by W.D. Murphy, 1911. office = Indiana House Representative term start = 1831 term end = 1833 1841 1843 1851 1852… …   Wikipedia

  • John G. Davis — Infobox Congressman honorific prefix = name = John G. Davis honorific suffix = state = Indiana district = 7th term start = 4 March 1851 term end = 3 March 1855 4 March 1859 4 March 1861 preceded = Edward W. McGaughey Harvey D. Scott succeeded =… …   Wikipedia

  • James H. Davis (congressman) — James Harvey Davis Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas s At large district In office March 4, 1915 March 3, 1917 Preceded by …   Wikipedia

  • John Davis — may refer to: Contents 1 People 1.1 American politicians 1.2 Other politicians …   Wikipedia

  • John F. Kennedy School of Government — Infobox University name = John F. Kennedy School of Government established = 1936 type = Private dean= David Ellwood city = Cambridge state = Massachusetts country = USA students = 1116 faculty= 138 campus = Urban website= [http://www.hks.harvard …   Wikipedia

  • John Quincy Adams — Pour les articles homonymes, voir John Adams. John Quincy Adams Mandats …   Wikipédia en Français

  • John Winston Jones — Infobox Officeholder name =John Winston Jones imagesize =200px small caption = order =20th office =Speaker of the United States House of Representatives term start =December 4, 1843 term end =March 4, 1845 president =John Tyler predecessor =John… …   Wikipedia

  • John and Ken — John Chester Kobylt and Kenneth Robertson Chiampou, known professionally as John and Ken are American talk radio hosts of a four hour radio show, The John and Ken Show . Their show airs weekdays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturdays from 3 p.m. to …   Wikipedia

  • John G. Schwegmann — John Gerald Schwegmann, Jr., (August 14, 1911 March 6, 1995) was a pioneer in the development of the modern supermarket. He owned eighteen stores in the Greater New Orleans area, based from Metairie, a large unincorporated city in Jefferson… …   Wikipedia

  • John McCain presidential campaign, 2008 — John McCain for President 2008 Campaign U.S. presidential election, 2008 Candidate John McCain (President) U.S. Senator 1987–Present …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”