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B.</a> — of Shenandoah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/SC-lived.html">Schuylkill County</a>, Pa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1888/PA.html">1888</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="261.18.63">Davis, J. B.</a> — of Dothan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/HO-lived.html">Houston County</a>, Ala. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/dothan.html">Mayor of Dothan, Ala.</a>, 1953. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="517.18.69">Davis, J. B.</a> — Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/sthse.html">Texas state house of representatives</a> 43rd District, 1992. Still living as of 1992. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="295.33.59">Davis, J. Bradford</a> — of Haverhill, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ES-lived.html">Essex County</a>, Mass. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/sthse.html">Massachusetts state house of representatives</a> Fourth Essex District, 1923-24. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Davis, J. Bratton See <a href="#384.17.36">John Bratton Davis</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="462.41.92">Davis, J. C.</a> — of Oelwein, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/FA-lived.html">Fayette County</a>, Iowa. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/sthse.html">Iowa state house of representatives</a> from Fayette County; elected 1950. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="407.30.15">Davis, J. Daniel</a> — of Louisville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ky. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/sthse.html">Kentucky state house of representatives</a> 47th District, 1975. Still living as of 1975. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="460.48.88">Davis, J. Depuy</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/BE-lived.html">Berks County</a>, Pa. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/stsen.html">Pennsylvania state senate</a> 8th District, 1867-73. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="747.39.11">Davis, J. E.</a> — of Delhi Mills, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-lived.html">Washtenaw County</a>, Mich. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/scio-twp.html#5">Delhi Mills, Mich.</a>, 1887-91. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="947.97.88">Davis, J. E.</a> — Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="943.64.29">Davis, J. E.</a> — of Bismarck, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/BU-lived.html">Burleigh County</a>, N.Dak. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1932/ND.html">1932</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="504.57.59">Davis, J. Frank</a> — of Stillwater, Old Town, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/PE-lived.html">Penobscot County</a>, Maine. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/sthse.html">Maine state house of representatives</a> from Penobscot County, 1919-20. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="362.35.51">Davis, J. G.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/GR-lived.html">Grayson County</a>, Va. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/sthse.html">Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Grayson County, 1899-1901. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="128.89.77">Davis, J. Grant</a> — of Canton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/FU-lived.html">Fulton County</a>, Ill. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/canton.html">Mayor of Canton, Ill.</a>, 1935-38. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="570.85.44">Davis, J. H.</a> — Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama. Still living as of 1972. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="794.48.10">Davis, J. Hornor</a> — of Clarksburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-lived.html">Harrison County</a>, W.Va. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/clarksburg.html#3">Clarksburg, W.Va.</a>, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1928/WV.html">1928</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-parties.html">chair of Harrison County Democratic Party</a>, 1929. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Davis, J. Hornor II See <a href="#719.36.23">James Hornor Davis II</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="260.78.71">Davis, J. J.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/AN-lived.html">Andrew County</a>, Mo. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from Andrew County, 1871-72. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="919.50.40">Davis, J. K.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/LR-lived.html">Lenoir County</a>, N.C. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/sthse.html">North Carolina state house of representatives</a> from Lenoir County, 1876-78. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="735.67.77">Davis, J. Kenneth</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/DO-lived.html">Doddridge County</a>, W.Va. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Doddridge County, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="732.90.42">Davis, J. L.</a> — of Lafayette, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/CH-lived.html">Chambers County</a>, Ala. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1900/AL.html">1900</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="614.19.46">Davis, J. Leroy</a> — of Independence Township, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/independence-twp.html">Supervisor of Independence Township, Michigan</a>; elected 1905. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="821.19.18">Davis, J. M.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/GR-lived.html">Granville County</a>, N.C. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/sthse.html">North Carolina state house of representatives</a> from Granville County, 1887-88. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="561.97.16">Davis, J. M.</a> — of Waynesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/HY-lived.html">Haywood County</a>, N.C. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/waynesville.html#2">Waynesville, N.C.</a>, 1887-89. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="276.36.41">Davis, J. Mason</a> — of Birmingham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ala. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/AL.html">1968</a>. Still living as of 1968. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Davis, J. Mercer See <a href="#669.17.06">James Mercer Davis</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="445.40.49">Davis, J. N.</a> — of Arcata, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/HU-lived.html">Humboldt County</a>, Calif. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/arcata.html#2">Arcata, Calif.</a>, 1887. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="561.76.44">Davis, J. O.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/sf-lived.html">San Francisco</a>, Calif.; Windsor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SN-lived.html">Sonoma County</a>, Calif. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/CAcc nSF">U.S. Collector of Customs</a>, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1932/CA.html">1932</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="244.51.90">Davis, J. P.</a> — of Waco, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ML-lived.html">McLennan County</a>, Tex. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/waco.html">Mayor of Waco, Tex.</a>, 1979-80. Still living as of 1980. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="113.97.44">Davis, J. P. M.</a> (d. 1864) — of Oakland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/AL-lived.html">Alameda County</a>, Calif. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/oakland.html">Mayor of Oakland, Calif.</a>, 1860-62. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1864/index.html">1864</a>. Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/AL-buried.html#cms00611">Mountain View Cemetery</a>, Oakland, Calif. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="542.14.04">Davis, J. Richard</a> — of Fairmont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MA-lived.html">Marion County</a>, W.Va. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/fairmont.html">Mayor of Fairmont, W.Va.</a>, 1971-74. Still living as of 1974. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="297.16.88">Davis, J. Roland</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/KE-lived.html">Kent County</a>, Del. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/ofc/sthse.html">Delaware state house of representatives</a> from Kent County 10th District, 1942. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="400.69.31">Davis, J. Rolfe</a> — of Orlando, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/OR-lived.html">Orange County</a>, Fla. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/orlando.html">Mayor of Orlando, Fla.</a>, 1952-56. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="764.65.15">Davis, J. S.</a> — of Kentucky. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1860/KY.html">1860</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="901.09.95">Davis, J. T.</a> — of Kosse, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/FA-lived.html">Falls County</a>, Tex. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/sthse.html">Texas state house of representatives</a> 55th District, 1887-88. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="434.20.27">Davis, J. T.</a> — of Sterling City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/SG-lived.html">Sterling County</a>, Tex. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/TX.html">1940</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="421.17.61">Davis, J. Thomas</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RE-lived.html">Rensselaer County</a>, N.Y. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Rensselaer County 3rd District, 1870; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 15th District, 1870. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="466.22.39">Davis, J. W.</a> — Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1880/WV.html">1880</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Davis, J. Warren See <a href="#493.46.08">John Warren Davis</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Davis, J. Wed. See <a href="#151.06.47">Joseph Weldon Davis</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="595.43.03">Davis, Jabez</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/SA-lived.html">Saratoga County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Saratoga County, 1794-95. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="005.34.92">Davis, Jabez P.</a> — of Thompsonville, Enfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/HA-lived.html">Hartford County</a>, Conn. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/enfield.html#2">First selectman of Enfield, Connecticut</a>, 1888, 1896. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="016.70.74">Davis, Jack</a> — of New York. American Labor candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 28th District, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="798.95.14">Davis, Jack</a> — Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 26th District, 2004. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Davis, Jack See <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis4.html#422.86.31">H. Jack Davis</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="146.21.93">Davis, Jack D.</a> (1935-2018) — also known as Jack Davis — of New Lenox, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/WI-lived.html">Will County</a>, Ill. Born in Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-born.html">Cook County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1935/09-06.html">September 6, 1935</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/sthse.html">Illinois state house of representatives</a>, 1977-87 (42nd District 1977-83, 84th District 1983-87); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Illinois</a> 4th District, 1987-89; defeated, 1988. Died in Springfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/SG-died.html">Sangamon County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2018/02-04.html">February 4, 2018</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">82 years, 151 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000106">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403242">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="332.41.61">Davis, Jackson</a> — of Matthews, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/NM-lived.html">New Madrid County</a>, Mo. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from New Madrid County, 1937-42. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="892.46.32">Davis, Jacob Cunningham</a> (1820-1883) — of Illinois. Born near Staunton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/AG-born.html">Augusta County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1820/09-16.html">September 16, 1820</a>. Democrat. Member of Illinois state legislature, 1850; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Illinois</a> 5th District, 1856-57. Slaveowner. Died in Alexandria, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/CK-died.html">Clark County</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1883/12-25.html">December 25, 1883</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/63.html">63 years, 100 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/CK-buried.html#cms03359">Mitchell Cemetery</a>, Alexandria, Mo. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000107">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403243">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="203.44.78">Davis, Jacob Erastus</a> (1905-2003) — also known as Jacob E. Davis — of Waverly, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/PK-lived.html">Pike County</a>, Ohio; Cincinnati, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/HA-lived.html">Hamilton County</a>, Ohio. Born in Beaver, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/PK-born.html">Pike County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1905/10-31.html">October 31, 1905</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/PK-officials.html">Pike County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1931-34; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/sthse.html">Ohio state house of representatives</a>, 1935-37; resigned 1937; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1937-40; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Ohio</a> 6th District, 1941-43; vice-president, Kroger Company (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/food.html">supermarkets</a>), 1945-60; president and CEO, 1961-70. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/protestant.html">Protestant</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-beta-kappa.html">Phi Beta Kappa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-theta-phi.html">Delta Theta Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/acacia.html">Acacia</a>. Died in Naples, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/CO-died.html">Collier County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2003/02-28.html">February 28, 2003</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/97.html">97 years, 120 days</a>). Entombed in mausoleum at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/HA-buried.html#cms00470">Spring Grove Cemetery</a>, Cincinnati, Ohio. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of George Omer Davis and Katheryne Rose (Leist) Davis; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1929/09-18.html">September 18, 1929</a>, to Minnie Eleanor Middleton.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000108">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403244">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="495.38.13">Davis, Jacob S.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/CA-lived.html">Cabell County</a>, W.Va. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Cabell County, 1895. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="026.42.40">Davis, James</a> (c.1783-1868) — of St. Albans, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/FR-lived.html">Franklin County</a>, Vt. Born in North Kingstown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/WA-born.html">Washington County</a>, R.I., about 1783. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/ofc/cncn.html">Delegate to Vermont state constitutional convention</a>, 1829; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/ofc/gvcn.html">Vermont Governor's Council</a>, 1830; county judge in Vermont, 1843-44. Died in St. Albans, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/FR-died.html">Franklin County</a>, Vt., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1868/01-21.html">January 21, 1868</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/85.html">about 85 years</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="293.84.70">Davis, James</a> — U.S. Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NM/SF-consuls.html ">Santa Fe</a>, 1830-34. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="202.28.33">Davis, James</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/FR-lived.html">Franklin County</a>, N.C. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/comm.html">North Carolina house of commons</a> from Franklin County, 1831. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="729.78.23">Davis, James</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/RI-lived.html">Richland County</a>, S.C. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ofc/sthse.html">South Carolina state house of representatives</a> from Richland County, 1870-72. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="045.93.31">Davis, James</a> — of St. Cloud, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ST-lived.html">Stearns County</a>, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/MN.html">1964</a>. Still living as of 1964. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="764.05.24">Davis, James</a> — of Grand Rapids, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/KE-lived.html">Kent County</a>, Mich. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Still living as of 1992. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="441.28.00">Davis, James A.</a> — of Morgantown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MN-lived.html">Monongalia County</a>, W.Va. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/morgantown.html#3">Morgantown, W.Va.</a>, 1890-94. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="348.77.67">Davis, James A.</a> — of Rocks, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/HA-lived.html">Harford County</a>, Md. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1924/MD.html">1924</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="338.76.56">Davis, James A.</a> — of Jefferson City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/CO-lived.html">Cole County</a>, Mo. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/MO.html">1948</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/MO.html">1952</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/MO.html">1960</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="031.84.50">Davis, James A.</a> — also known as Jim Davis — of Kentucky. Republican. Elected <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/sthse.html">Kentucky state house of representatives</a> 96th District 1973. Still living as of 1973. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="320.41.18">Davis, James B.</a> — of Brazil, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/CY-lived.html">Clay County</a>, Ind. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1916/IN.html">1916</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="309.49.79">Davis, James C.</a> — of Keokuk, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/LE-lived.html">Lee County</a>, Iowa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/IA.html">1896</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="236.06.93">Davis, James C.</a> — of Carrollton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/DA-lived.html">Dallas County</a>, Tex. Democrat. Acting postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/carrollton.html#2">Carrollton, Tex.</a>, 1934-36. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="941.37.88">Davis, James C.</a> — of Fairmont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MA-lived.html">Marion County</a>, W.Va. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MA-parties.html">Chair of Marion County Democratic Party</a>, 1961-62. Still living as of 1962. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="873.77.64">Davis, James Curran</a> (1895-1981) — also known as James C. Davis — of Stone Mountain, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/DK-lived.html">DeKalb County</a>, Ga. Born in Franklin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/HD-born.html">Heard County</a>, Ga., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1895/05-17.html">May 17, 1895</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/sthse.html">Georgia state house of representatives</a> from DeKalb County, 1925-28; superior court judge in Georgia, 1934-47; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Georgia</a> 5th District, 1947-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/GA.html">1952</a>; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/index.html">1956</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sigma-alpha-epsilon.html">Sigma Alpha Epsilon</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jr-ord-un-am-mechanics.html">Junior Order</a>. Died in Atlanta, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/FU-died.html">Fulton County</a>, Ga., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1981/12-18.html">December 18, 1981</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/86.html">86 years, 215 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/CW-buried.html#cms00224">Oak Hill Cemetery</a>, Newnan, Ga. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Thomas Benjamin Davis and Lura Viola (Mooty) Davis; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1932/12-26.html">December 26, 1932</a>, to Mary Lou Martin.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000109">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403245">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="473.90.52">Davis, James D.</a> — of Tionesta, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/FO-lived.html">Forest County</a>, Pa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1936/PA.html">1936</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="237.91.50">Davis, James D.</a> — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 2nd District, 1944, 1946. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="183.85.43">Davis, James D.</a> — also known as Jim Davis — of Antioch, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/CC-lived.html">Contra Costa County</a>, Calif. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">Bank manager</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/antioch.html">mayor of Antioch, Calif.</a>, 2008-; defeated, 2000, 2004. Still living as of 2012. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="678.08.14">Davis, James E.</a> — of Lexington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/FA-lived.html">Fayette County</a>, Ky. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/sthse.html">Kentucky state house of representatives</a>, 1821; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/lexington.html">mayor of Lexington, Ky.</a>, 1835-36. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="665.71.06">Davis, James E.</a> — of Gaffney, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/CE-lived.html">Cherokee County</a>, S.C. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ofc/gaffney.html#2">Gaffney, S.C.</a>, 1889-90. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="243.28.12">Davis, James E.</a> — of Illinois. Natural Law candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Illinois</a>, 1996. Still living as of 1996. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="232.73.60">Davis, James F.</a> — of Ellsworth, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/HA-lived.html">Hancock County</a>, Maine. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/ellsworth.html">Mayor of Ellsworth, Maine</a>, 1869-70, 1879-80, 1883, 1890-91. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="782.88.81">Davis, James F., Jr.</a> — also known as Jimmie Davis — of Lubbock, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/LU-lived.html">Lubbock County</a>, Tex. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1980/TX.html">1980</a>. Still living as of 1980. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/6559359859/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/852/95.39.jpg" width=70 height=101 border=0 alt="James H. Davis"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="852.95.39">Davis, James Harvey</a> (1853-1940) — also known as James H. Davis; "Cyclone" — of Sulphur Springs, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/HP-lived.html">Hopkins County</a>, Tex. Born near Walhalla, Pickens District (now <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/OC-born.html">Oconee County</a>), S.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1853/12-24.html">December 24, 1853</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Texas</a> at-large, 1915-17. Died in Kaufman, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/KF-died.html">Kaufman County</a>, Tex., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1940/01-31.html">January 31, 1940</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/86.html">86 years, 38 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/HP-buried.html#cms00060">City Cemetery</a>, Sulphur Springs, Tex. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000110">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403246">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Library of Congress</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/7764007968/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/719/36.23.jpg" width=70 height=108 border=0 alt="J. Hornor Davis II"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="719.36.23">Davis, James Hornor II</a> (1904-1963) — also known as J. Hornor Davis II — of Charleston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/KA-lived.html">Kanawha County</a>, W.Va. Born in Clarksburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-born.html">Harrison County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1904/01-29.html">January 29, 1904</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Kanawha County, 1935-36, 1943-52, 1955-58; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/charleston.html">mayor of Charleston, W.Va.</a>, 1935; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/KA-parties.html">chair of Kanawha County Democratic Party</a>, 1940-41; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from West Virginia</a>, 1952; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 8th District, 1959-62. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-jud-soc.html">American Judicature Society</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sons-am-rev.html">Sons of the American Revolution</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/theta-delta-chi.html">Theta Delta Chi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-beta-kappa.html">Phi Beta Kappa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-alpha-delta.html">Phi Alpha Delta</a>. Died in Mountain Lake Park, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/GA-died.html">Garrett County</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1963/08-07.html">August 7, 1963</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/59.html">59 years, 190 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/KA-buried.html#cms00301">Spring Hill Cemetery</a>, Charleston, W.Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Edward Rezin Davis and Garnett Amelia (Hornor) Davis; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1927/09-28.html">September 28, 1927</a>, to Martha Lillian Maxwell; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1942/06-06.html">June 6, 1942</a>, to Mary Eolyne Graham; father of <a href="#012.05.54">James Hornor Davis III</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/107762981">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="012.05.54">Davis, James Hornor III</a> (b. 1928) — also known as James H. Davis III — of Charleston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/KA-lived.html">Kanawha County</a>, W.Va. Born in Clarksburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-born.html">Harrison County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1928/10-09.html">October 9, 1928</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Kanawha County, 1961-62; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 8th District, 1963-66; defeated, 1966. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/ord-coif.html">Order of the Coif</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/exchange-club.html">Exchange Club</a>. Still living as of 1966. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Martha (Maxwell) Davis and <a href="#719.36.23">James Hornor Davis II</a>; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1950/07-01.html">July 1, 1950</a>, to Ouida Caldwell.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="588.37.87">Davis, James Houston</a> (1899-2000) — also known as Jimmie Davis; "The Singing Governor" — of Shreveport, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/CA-lived.html">Caddo Parish</a>, La. Born in Quitman, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/JA-born.html">Jackson Parish</a>, La., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1899/09-11.html">September 11, 1899</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Louisiana</a>, 1944-48, 1960-64; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/LA.html">1944</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/committees.html">Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/speakers.html">speaker</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/LA.html">1960</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/music.html">Country musician</a> and author of hit song "You Are My Sunshine"; elected to the Country Music <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/other-hof.html">Hall of Fame</a> in 1972; star of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/entertainment.html">movie</a> Louisiana, as himself. Died in Baton Rouge, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/EB-died.html">East Baton Rouge Parish</a>, La., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2000/11-05.html">November 5, 2000</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/101.html">101 years, 55 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/JA-buried.html#cms05912">Davis Cemetery</a>, Jackson Parish, La. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married to Anna Gordon.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/james-houston-davis/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/928/000094646">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0204834">Internet Movie Database profile</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Books about Jimmie Davis: Gus Weill, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0876804970/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0876804970&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">You are my sunshine : the Jimmie Davis story : an affectionate biography</a> — Kenny Gill, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1893693074/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1893693074&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Jimmie Davis: More Than Sunshine</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="347.41.07">Davis, James J., Jr.</a> — of Mt. Holly, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/BU-lived.html">Burlington County</a>, N.J. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/NJ.html">1948</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="201.53.40">Davis, James John</a> (1873-1947) — also known as James J. Davis; "Puddler Jim" — of Elwood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/MD-lived.html">Madison County</a>, Ind.; Pittsburgh, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/AL-lived.html">Allegheny County</a>, Pa. Born in Tredegar, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/WL-born.html">Wales</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1873/10-27.html">October 27, 1873</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/MD-officials.html">Madison County Recorder</a>, 1903-07; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/cabinet.html">U.S. Secretary of Labor</a>, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1928/PA.html">1928</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1936/PA.html">1936</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/PA.html">1940</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/committees.html">Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/speakers.html">speaker</a>); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania</a>, 1930-45; defeated, 1944. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/welsh.html">Welsh</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/grotto.html">Grotto</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/foresters.html">Foresters</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/woodmen.html">Woodmen</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/maccabees.html">Maccabees</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-sigma-phi.html">Delta Sigma Phi</a>. Died in a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">hospital</a> at Takoma Park, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/MO-died.html">Montgomery County</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/11-22.html">November 22, 1947</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/74.html">74 years, 26 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/AL-buried.html#cms02943">Union Dale Cemetery</a>, Pittsburgh, Pa. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of David James Davis and Esther Ford (Nicholls) Davis; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1914/11-26.html">November 26, 1914</a>, to Jean Rodenbaugh.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000111">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403247">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/297/000167793">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1601088">Internet Movie Database profile</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="722.71.28">Davis, James K.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/TX-lived.html">Texas County</a>, Mo. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from Texas County, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="807.14.23">Davis, James Keenan</a> (1790-1859) — of Alabama; Texas. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/rm-born.html">Richmond</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1790/07-17.html">July 17, 1790</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; county judge in Alabama, 1823; general in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/rhse.html">Texas Republic House of Representatives</a>, 1843-44; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/cncn5.html">delegate to Texas state constitutional convention</a>, 1845; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1848/TX.html">1848</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/stsen.html">Texas state senate</a>, 1851-53. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Slaveowner. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1859/02-10.html">February 10, 1859</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/68.html">68 years, 208 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/SJ-buried.html#cms05296">Laurel Hill Cemetery (White)</a>, Coldspring, Tex. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="560.23.91">Davis, James L.</a> — of Forsyth, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/TA-lived.html">Taney County</a>, Mo. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from Taney County, 1893-96; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/MO.html">1896</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="856.01.13">Davis, James L.</a> — of Scottsdale, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/MA-lived.html">Maricopa County</a>, Ariz. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/ofc/scottsdale.html#2">Scottsdale, Ariz.</a>, 1901. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="713.99.36">Davis, James L.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/KE-lived.html">Kent County</a>, Del. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/ofc/cr21.html">Delegate to Delaware convention to ratify 21st amendment</a>, 1933; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/ofc/stsen.html">Delaware state senate</a> from Kent County 5th District, 1935-38. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="698.69.34">Davis, James L.</a> (b. 1914) — of Fairmont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MA-lived.html">Marion County</a>, W.Va. Born in Cleveland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/CU-born.html">Cuyahoga County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1914/04-07.html">April 7, 1914</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/machinist.html">Machinist</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 14th District, 1973-85; resigned 1985. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Okey Laurence Davis and Della (Wright) Davis; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1932/12-16.html">December 16, 1932</a>, to Leona M. Barker.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="844.26.17">Davis, James M.</a> — of Illinois. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/cncn2.html">Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention</a> Montgomery and Bond counties, 1847. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="151.04.08">Davis, James M.</a> — of Utica, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/LV-lived.html">Livingston County</a>, Mo. Circuit judge in Missouri 17th Circuit, 1880-91. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis1.html#649.82.62">Arch B. Davis</a>; grandfather of <a href="#576.38.28">James W. Davis</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/30394.html">Davis family</a> of Missouri.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="153.21.16">Davis, James M.</a> (b. 1844) — of Kalamazoo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/KZ-lived.html">Kalamazoo County</a>, Mich. Born in Orchard Grove, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/LA-born.html">Lake County</a>, Ind., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1844/09-11.html">September 11, 1844</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/KZ-officials.html">Kalamazoo County Probate Judge</a>, 1889-96; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Kalamazoo County 2nd District, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1867/03-22.html">March 22, 1867</a>, to Estella Eldred.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="499.56.38">Davis, James M.</a> — of Northwood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/RO-lived.html">Rockingham County</a>, N.H. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/sthse.html">New Hampshire state house of representatives</a> from Northwood, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="583.03.82">Davis, James Martin</a> — of Nebraska. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Nebraska</a> 2nd District, 1996. Still living as of 1996. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="669.17.06">Davis, James Mercer</a> — also known as J. Mercer Davis — of Mt. Holly, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/BU-lived.html">Burlington County</a>, N.J.; Toms River, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/OC-lived.html">Ocean County</a>, N.J. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/stsen.html">New Jersey state senate</a> from Burlington County, 1915; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/BU-parties.html">chair of Burlington County Democratic Party</a>, 1919, 1921-25; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1924/NJ.html">1924</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1928/NJ.html">1928</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="807.12.43">Davis, James Mercer, Jr.</a> — also known as James M. Davis, Jr. — of Mt. Holly, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/BU-lived.html">Burlington County</a>, N.J. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/BU-parties.html">Chair of Burlington County Democratic Party</a>, 1945; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/NJ.html">1948</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/stsen.html">New Jersey state senate</a> from Burlington County, 1949-51. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="103.24.22">Davis, James P.</a> — of Winthrop, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/BE-lived.html">Beadle County</a>, S.Dak. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Stockman</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/ofc/sthse.html">South Dakota state house of representatives</a> 23rd District, 1901-02. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="688.65.55">Davis, James P.</a> — of Kokomo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/HO-lived.html">Howard County</a>, Ind. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Indiana</a> 9th District, 1924; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/kokomo.html">mayor of Kokomo, Ind.</a>, 1929. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="846.42.13">Davis, James Porter</a> (b. 1889) — also known as James P. Davis — of Tennille, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/WA-lived.html">Washington County</a>, Ga. Born in Tennille, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/WA-born.html">Washington County</a>, Ga., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1889/08-31.html">August 31, 1889</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; U.S. Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/FR-consuls.html ">Marseille</a>, 1917-20; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/TH-consuls.html ">Bangkok</a>, as of 1921-22; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CH-consuls.html ">Shanghai</a>, as of 1924. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="364.51.22">Davis, James R.</a> — of Rock Island, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/RI-lived.html">Rock Island County</a>, Ill. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/rockisland.html">Mayor of Rock Island, Ill.</a>, 1979-85. Still living as of 1985. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="644.57.33">Davis, James T.</a> — of St. Louis Park, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-lived.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/saintlouispark.html#2">St. Louis Park, Minn.</a>, 1891. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="547.17.59">Davis, James V.</a> (b. 1887) — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/ju-lived.html">Juneau</a>, Alaska. Born in Washington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1887/index.html">1887</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/ofc/trhs.html">Alaska territorial House of Representatives</a> 1st District, 1937-44; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/ofc/thspkr.html">Speaker of Alaska Territory House of Representatives</a>, 1943-44. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="497.57.80">Davis, James W.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/GN-lived.html">Greensville County</a>, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1860/VA.html">1860</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="694.21.00">Davis, James W.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/CT-lived.html">Chariton County</a>, Mo. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from Chariton County, 1897-98. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="576.38.28">Davis, James W.</a> (b. 1904) — of Chillicothe, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/LV-lived.html">Livingston County</a>, Mo. Born in Chillicothe, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/LV-born.html">Livingston County</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1904/03-06.html">March 6, 1904</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; circuit judge in Missouri 36th Circuit, 1946-49. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis1.html#649.82.62">Arch B. Davis</a>; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1928/08-10.html">August 10, 1928</a>, to Jennie Rosborough Cox; grandson of <a href="#151.04.08">James M. Davis</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/30394.html">Davis family</a> of Missouri.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="412.55.68">Davis, James W.</a> — of Statesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/IR-lived.html">Iredell County</a>, N.C. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/NC.html">1952</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="943.63.03">Davis, James W.</a> — also known as Jim Davis — of South Salt Lake, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/SL-lived.html">Salt Lake County</a>, Utah. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/ofc/southsaltlake.html">Mayor of South Salt Lake, Utah</a>, 1985-89. Still living as of 1989. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="950.95.89">Davis, James W.</a> — also known as Jim Davis — of Washington. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Washington; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Washington</a> 4th District, 2000. Still living as of 2000. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="478.72.10">Davis, Janice</a> — of Nashville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/DA-lived.html">Davidson County</a>, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/TN.html">2004</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="529.95.03">Davis, Jay C.</a> — of Middletown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/NC-lived.html">New Castle County</a>, Del. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/ofc/middletown.html#2">Middletown, Del.</a>, 1928-33 (acting, 1928-29). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="709.26.26">Davis, Jeannemarie Devolites</a> (born c.1956) — of Vienna, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/FX-lived.html">Fairfax County</a>, Va. Born about 1956. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/stsen.html">Virginia state senate</a>, 2004; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2004/VA.html">2004</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Davis, Jeff See <a href="#987.21.58">Jefferson Davis</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="889.08.07">Davis, Jeff</a> — of Toccoa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ST-lived.html">Stephens County</a>, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1924/GA.html">1924</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="013.26.80">Davis, Mrs. Jeff</a> — of Toccoa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ST-lived.html">Stephens County</a>, Ga. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1928/GA.html">1928</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="567.30.18">Davis, Jeff</a> — of Texas. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Texas</a> 10th District, 1990 (Libertarian), 1992 (Independent), 1994 (Independent). Still living as of 1994. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="182.98.71">Davis, Jeff</a> (born c.1950) — of Dublin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/LA-lived.html">Laurens County</a>, Ga. Born about 1950. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2004/GA.html">2004</a>. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="846.05.94">Davis, Jeff</a> — of Fremont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/AL-lived.html">Alameda County</a>, Calif. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/CA.html">1996</a>. Still living as of 1996. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="310.50.49">Davis, Jeff</a> — of Ypsilanti, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-lived.html">Washtenaw County</a>, Mich. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/ypsilanti.html">mayor of Ypsilanti, Mich.</a>, 2010. Still living as of 2010. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=259382">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/3572530132/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/987/21.58.jpg" width=70 height=100 border=0 alt="Jeff Davis"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="987.21.58">Davis, Jefferson</a> (1862-1913) — also known as Jeff Davis — of Little Rock, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/PU-lived.html">Pulaski County</a>, Ark. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/LR-born.html">Little River County</a>, Ark., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1862/05-06.html">May 6, 1862</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/ofc/attygn.html">Arkansas state attorney general</a>, 1899-1901; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1900/AR.html">1900</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1904/AR.html">1904</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1904/committees.html">Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1912/AR.html">1912</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Arkansas</a>, 1901-07; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Arkansas</a>, 1907-13; died in office 1913; in December 1907, it was disclosed that he had hired his <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/nepotism.html">own daughters</a> for two positions on his Senate staff; the scandal <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">discredited</a> him and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">ended his influence</a> in the Senate. Died, from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/stroke.html">apoplexy</a>, in Little Rock, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/PU-died.html">Pulaski County</a>, Ark., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1913/01-03.html">January 3, 1913</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/50.html">50 years, 242 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/PU-buried.html#cms00835">Mt. Holly Cemetery</a>, Little Rock, Ark. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Presumably named for: <a href="#938.98.18">Jefferson Davis</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Lewis W. Davis and Mary Davis; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1882/">1882</a> to Ina McKenzie; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1911/">1911</a> to Leila Carter.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000112">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403248">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/jefferson-davis/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff Davis (Arkansas governor)">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/10403">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, November 1902</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="733.70.83">Davis, Jefferson</a> — of San Diego, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SD-lived.html">San Diego County</a>, Calif. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/CA.html">1916</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="232.07.61">Davis, Jefferson B.</a> — of Pomfret, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/WI-lived.html">Windham County</a>, Conn. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/pomfret.html">First selectman of Pomfret, Connecticut</a>; elected 1989. Still living as of 1989. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/cph/item/2001700451/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/938/98.18.jpg" width=70 height=81 border=0 alt="Jefferson Davis"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="938.98.18">Davis, Jefferson Finis</a> (1808-1889) — also known as Jefferson Davis — of Warrenton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/WR-lived.html">Warren County</a>, Miss.; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/WR-lived.html">Warren County</a>, Miss. Born in a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/born-log-cabin.html">log cabin</a>, Fairview, Christian County (now <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/TO-born.html">Todd County</a>), Ky., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1808/06-03.html">June 3, 1808</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/ofc/sthse.html">Mississippi state house of representatives</a>, 1843; candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Mississippi</a> at-large, 1845-46; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Mississippi</a>, 1847-51, 1857-61; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Mississippi</a>, 1851; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/cabinet.html">U.S. Secretary of War</a>, 1853-57; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/confed.html">President of the Confederacy</a>, 1861-65. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">Captured</a> by <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/civil-war-slavery.html">Union forces</a> in May 1865 and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">imprisoned</a> without trial for about two years. Slaveowner. Died of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/lung.html">bronchitis</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/malaria.html">malaria</a> in New Orleans, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/OR-died.html">Orleans Parish</a>, La., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1889/12-06.html">December 6, 1889</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/81.html">81 years, 186 days</a>). Original interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/OR-buried.html#cms00564">Metairie Cemetery</a>, New Orleans, La.; reinterment in 1893 at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/rm-buried.html#cms00943">Hollywood Cemetery</a>, Richmond, Va.; memorial monument at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/rm-buried.html# ">Memorial Avenue</a>, Richmond, Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Samuel Emory Davis and Jane (Cook) Davis; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1835/06-17.html">June 17, 1835</a>, to Sarah Knox Taylor (daughter of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor9.html#681.60.97">Zachary Taylor</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor6.html#060.12.22">Margaret Taylor</a>); married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1845/02-25.html">February 25, 1845</a>, to Varina Howell (granddaughter of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howell.html#959.57.02">Richard Howell</a>); uncle of Mary Bradford (who married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brockson-bronrott.html#132.11.60">Richard Brodhead</a>); granduncle of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brockson-bronrott.html#309.35.39">Jefferson Davis Brodhead</a> and Frances Eileen Hutt (who married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dewey.html#203.15.22">Thomas Edmund Dewey</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political families: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0485.html">Taylor-Brodhead family</a> of Easton, Pennsylvania; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0457.html">Davis-Howell-Morgan-Agnew family</a> of New Orleans and Shreveport, Louisiana (subsets of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Cross-reference: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html#917.70.79">Jesse D. Bright</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reade-rector.html#087.56.24">John H. Reagan</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/graybill-greely.html#186.49.71">Horace Greeley</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cohen.html#920.24.83">Solomon Cohen</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones4.html#848.73.10">George W. Jones</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roberts8.html#594.15.92">Samuel A. Roberts</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumners-sutliff.html#522.55.58">William T. Sutherlin</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/verna-vigorito.html#305.58.63">Victor Vifquain</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oconor-odean.html#924.69.20">Charles O'Conor</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/JD.html">Jeff Davis County, Ga.</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/JD.html">Jefferson Davis Parish, La.</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/JD.html">Jefferson Davis County, Miss.</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/JD.html">Jeff Davis County, Tex.</a> are named for him.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">The World War II <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-ships.html">Liberty ship</a> SS Jefferson Davis (built 1942 at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/MO-names.html">Mobile, Alabama</a>; scrapped 1961) was <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Other politicians named for him: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brockson-bronrott.html#309.35.39">J. Davis Brodhead</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hortsman-hostler.html#914.97.46">Jefferson D. Hostetter</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blount.html#817.61.48">Jefferson D. Blount</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cartier-cascione.html#061.86.64">Jefferson Davis Carwile</a> — <a href="#987.21.58">Jeff Davis</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/helme-hendershott.html#621.32.00">Jefferson D. Helms</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wiggins.html#609.46.84">Jefferson Davis Wiggins</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parler-parshall.html#184.75.97">Jefferson Davis Parris</a> </td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Coins and currency: His <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/coins-currency.html">portrait appeared</a> on Confederate States 50 cent notes in 1861-64.</li> </td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000113">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403249">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson Davis">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/336/000050186">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/260">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Books by Jefferson Davis: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0306804182/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0306804182&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government</a> (1881)</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Books about Jefferson Davis: William J. Cooper, Jr., <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0394569164/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0394569164&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Jefferson Davis, American : A Biography</a> — Varina Davis, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1877853054/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1877853054&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Jefferson Davis : Ex-President of the Confederate States of America : A Memoir by His Wife</a> — William C. Davis, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0151005648/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0151005648&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">An Honorable Defeat: The Last Days of the Confederate Government</a> — James Ronald Kennedy & Walter Donald Kennedy, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/156554370X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=156554370X&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Was Jefferson Davis Right?</a> — Robert Penn Warren, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0813114454/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0813114454&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Jefferson Davis Gets His Citizenship Back</a> — Herman Hattaway & Richard E. Beringer, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0700611703/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0700611703&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Jefferson Davis, Confederate President</a> — Felicity Allen, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0826212190/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0826212190&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Jefferson Davis: Unconquerable Heart</a> — Clint Johnson, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0806528907/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0806528907&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Pursuit: The Chase, Capture, Persecution, and Surprising Release of Confederate President Jefferson Davis</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 9, 1861</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="624.25.07">Davis, Jefferson J.</a> — of Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/RI-lived.html">Riley County</a>, Kan. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/ofc/manhattan.html#2">Manhattan, Kan.</a>, 1894-97. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="666.22.75">Davis, Jefferson Levi</a> (1861-1933) — of Arkansas. Born in Greenleaf, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/DS-born.html">DeSoto County</a>, Miss., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1861/index.html">1861</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/ofc/sthse.html">Arkansas state house of representatives</a>, 1928. Died in Fayetteville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/WA-died.html">Washington County</a>, Ark., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1933/index.html">1933</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/72.html">about 72 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/WA-buried.html#cms01387">Evergreen Cemetery</a>, Fayetteville, Ark. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="510.44.70">Davis, Jehu</a> (1738-1802) — Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/WO-born.html">Worcester County</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1738/index.html">1738</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/ofc/pres.html">President of Delaware</a>, 1789. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/KE-died.html">Kent County</a>, Del., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1802/05-11.html">May 11, 1802</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/63.html">about 63 years</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/jehu-davis/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehu Davis">Wikipedia article</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="204.63.75">Davis, Jerame</a> — of Indianapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/MA-lived.html">Marion County</a>, Ind. Democrat. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008 /committees.html">Rules Committee</a>, Democratic National Convention, 2008. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="011.10.76">Davis, Jesse E.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/SF-lived.html">Suffolk County</a>, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="208.83.28">Davis, Jessica June</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ba-lived.html">Baltimore</a>, Md. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/baltimore.html">mayor of Baltimore, Md.</a>, 1999. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1999. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Davis, Jim See <a href="#031.84.50">James A. Davis</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Davis, Jim See <a href="#943.63.03">James W. Davis</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Davis, Jim See <a href="#950.95.89">James W. Davis</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="607.32.48">Davis, Jim</a> (b. 1957) — of Tampa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla. Born in Tampa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-born.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1957/10-11.html">October 11, 1957</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/sthse.html">Florida state house of representatives</a>, 1988-96; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Florida</a> 11th District, 1997-2007; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/FL.html">2000</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/FL.html">2004</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Florida</a>, 2006. Still living as of 2014. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000114">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400094">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/357/000036249">NNDB dossier</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="313.56.33">Davis, Jim</a> — of Oklahoma. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/OK.html">2000</a>. Still living as of 2000. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Davis, Jim See <a href="#183.85.43">James D. Davis</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Davis, Jimmie See <a href="#588.37.87">James Houston Davis</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Davis, Jimmie See <a href="#782.88.81">James F. Davis Jr.</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="872.47.31">Davis, Joan M.</a> — Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1972. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="278.81.39">Davis, Jo Ann</a> (1950-2007) — of Gloucester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/GL-lived.html">Gloucester County</a>, Va. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/RO-born.html">Rowan County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1950/06-29.html">June 29, 1950</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/misc-occ.html">Business owner</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/sthse.html">Virginia state house of delegates</a>, 1997-2001; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Virginia</a> 1st District, 2001-07; died in office 2007. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/pentecostal.html">Assembly of God</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/GL-died.html">Gloucester County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2007/10-06.html">October 6, 2007</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/57.html">57 years, 99 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1974/">1974</a> to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis2.html#716.15.18">Charles E. Davis</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000597">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400095">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo Ann Davis">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/362/000036254">NNDB dossier</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="693.49.21">Davis, Joe A.</a> — of Princeton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/BU-lived.html">Bureau County</a>, Ill. Circuit judge in Illinois 13th Circuit, 1919-25. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="622.90.30">Davis, Joe Bryant</a> — of Chiefland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/LV-lived.html">Levy County</a>, Fla. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/FL.html">1936</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="281.84.32">Davis, Joe C.</a> — of Lexington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/HN-lived.html">Henderson County</a>, Tenn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/TN.html">1940</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/TN.html">1944</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/TN.html">1960</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="684.48.76">Davis, Joe Clay</a> — of Hernando, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/DS-lived.html">DeSoto County</a>, Miss. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1928/MS.html">1928</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="832.89.48">Davis, Joe D.</a> — of Williamsville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ER-lived.html">Erie County</a>, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/NY.html">2008</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="181.90.96">Davis, Joe P.</a> — of South Berwick, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/YO-lived.html">York County</a>, Maine. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/southberwick.html">South Berwick, Maine</a>, 1931. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="124.11.96">Davis, Joel T.</a> — of Tuscola, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/DG-lived.html">Douglas County</a>, Ill. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Illinois</a> 19th District, 1926. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="332.32.30">Davis, John</a> — of Massachusetts. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts</a>, 1796-1801. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="641.97.42">Davis, John</a> — of Lehighton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/CB-lived.html">Carbon County</a>, Pa. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/lehighton.html#3">Lehighton, Pa.</a>, 1824-36. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="119.70.19">Davis, John</a> (1787-1854) — of Worcester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/WO-lived.html">Worcester County</a>, Mass. Born in Northborough, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/WO-born.html">Worcester County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1787/01-13.html">January 13, 1787</a>. Whig. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Massachusetts</a> 5th District, 1825-34; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Massachusetts</a>, 1834-35, 1841-43; resigned 1835; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Massachusetts</a>, 1835-41, 1845-53. Died in Worcester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/WO-died.html">Worcester County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1854/04-19.html">April 19, 1854</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/67.html">67 years, 96 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/WO-buried.html#cms00382">Worcester Rural Cemetery</a>, Worcester, Mass. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Isaac Davis and Anna (Brigham) Davis; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1822/03-29.html">March 29, 1822</a>, to Elizabeth 'Eliza' Bancroft (sister of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ballam-bancroft.html#522.77.10">George Bancroft</a>); father of <a href="#603.03.31">John Chandler Bancroft Davis</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis4.html#090.29.12">Horace Davis</a>; uncle of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis4.html#222.18.60">Isaac Davis (1799-1883)</a>; grandfather of <a href="#351.16.14">John Davis (1851-1902)</a>; granduncle of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis3.html#497.82.65">Edward Livingston Davis</a>; great-granduncle of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis6.html#065.50.18">Livingston Davis</a>; second great-grandfather of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#838.41.69">Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#944.11.33">John Davis Lodge</a>; third great-grandfather of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#873.64.12">George Cabot Lodge</a>; third cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holden.html#142.65.23">Charles Courtney Pinkney Holden</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holden.html#051.25.52">Ebenezer Gregg Danforth Holden</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holden.html#916.43.22">Winfield Scott Holden</a>; third cousin thrice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holden.html#019.18.58">Charles Wayne Holden</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political families: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0194.html">Davis family</a> of Massachusetts; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0296.html">Woodbury-Holden family</a> of Massachusetts and New Hampshire; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0317.html">Holden-Davis-Lawrence-Garcelon family</a> of Massachusetts (subsets of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000117">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403250">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/john-davis/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7504844">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="890.36.67">Davis, John</a> (1788-1878) — of Davisville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/BU-lived.html">Bucks County</a>, Pa. Born in Solebury Township, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/BU-born.html">Bucks County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1788/08-07.html">August 7, 1788</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania</a> 6th District, 1839-41. Died in Davisville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/BU-died.html">Bucks County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1878/04-01.html">April 1, 1878</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/89.html">89 years, 237 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/BU-buried.html#cms00069">Davisville Baptist Church Cemetery</a>, Davisville, Pa. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000116">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403251">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="853.84.71">Davis, John</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MA-lived.html">Madison County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Madison County, 1833. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="527.93.93">Davis, John</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/AL-lived.html">Albany County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Albany County, 1839. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="258.33.80">Davis, John</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/BU-lived.html">Bucks County</a>, Pa. U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1845-48. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="637.76.55">Davis, John</a> (1826-1901) — of Junction City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/GE-lived.html">Geary County</a>, Kan. Born near Springfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/SG-born.html">Sangamon County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1826/08-09.html">August 9, 1826</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Kansas</a> 5th District, 1891-95. Died in Topeka, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/SH-died.html">Shawnee County</a>, Kan., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1901/08-01.html">August 1, 1901</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/74.html">74 years, 357 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/SH-buried.html#cms00648">Topeka Cemetery</a>, Topeka, Kan. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000115">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403252">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="992.07.97">Davis, John</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ST-lived.html">Steuben County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Steuben County 2nd District, 1870. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="643.42.55">Davis, John</a> — of Pleasant Valley, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/AU-lived.html">Aurora County</a>, S.Dak. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/ofc/sthse.html">South Dakota state house of representatives</a> 14th District, 1889-92. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="351.16.14">Davis, John</a> (1851-1902) — Born in Newton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/MI-born.html">Middlesex County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1851/09-16.html">September 16, 1851</a>. Private secretary to U.S. Secretary of State <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fischman-fishburne.html#752.77.27">Hamilton Fish</a>, 1872-73; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/judicial.html#f">Judge of U.S. Court of Claims</a>, 1885-1902; died in office 1902. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1902/05-05.html">May 5, 1902</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/50.html">50 years, 231 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/AR-buried.html#cms00004">Arlington National Cemetery</a>, Arlington, Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Martha Whiting (Stickney) Davis and Bruyn Hasbrouck Davis; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1875/10-14.html">October 14, 1875</a>, to Sarah Helen 'Sally' Frelinghuysen (daughter of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/freemont-fremming.html#974.59.91">Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen</a>); nephew of <a href="#603.03.31">John Chandler Bancroft Davis</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis4.html#090.29.12">Horace Davis</a>; grandson of <a href="#119.70.19">John Davis (1787-1854)</a>; grandfather of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#838.41.69">Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#944.11.33">John Davis Lodge</a>; grandnephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ballam-bancroft.html#522.77.10">George Bancroft</a>; great-grandfather of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#873.64.12">George Cabot Lodge</a>; first cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis4.html#222.18.60">Isaac Davis</a>; second cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis3.html#497.82.65">Edward Livingston Davis</a>; second cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis6.html#065.50.18">Livingston Davis</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political families: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0317.html">Holden-Davis-Lawrence-Garcelon family</a> of Massachusetts; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0052.html">Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family</a> of Massachusetts; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0194.html">Davis family</a> of Massachusetts (subsets of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=3265&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na">federal judicial profile</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/185535515">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="434.26.57">Davis, John</a> — of Coralville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/JO-lived.html">Johnson County</a>, Iowa. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/coralville.html#2">Coralville, Iowa</a>, 1901. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="351.50.48">Davis, John</a> — of Frostburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/AL-lived.html">Allegany County</a>, Md. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/frostburg.html#2">Frostburg, Md.</a>, 1901. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="733.82.62">Davis, John</a> — of New York. Independence League candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/trea.html">New York state treasurer</a>, 1912. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="851.30.67">Davis, Mrs. John</a> — of Dallas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/DA-lived.html">Dallas County</a>, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1924/TX.html">1924</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="833.17.43">Davis, John</a> — also known as Red Davis — of Lake City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/CU-lived.html">Columbia County</a>, Fla. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/FL.html">1936</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/FL.html">1940</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="766.21.07">Davis, John</a> — also known as Red Davis — of Fayetteville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/WA-lived.html">Washington County</a>, Ark. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/AR.html">1956</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/AR.html">1960</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="299.22.30">Davis, John</a> — of Richardson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/DA-lived.html">Dallas County</a>, Tex. Libertarian. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Texas</a>, 1996 (3rd District), 2002 (3rd District), 2004 (30th District). Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="705.11.39">Davis, John</a> — of Dover, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/KE-lived.html">Kent County</a>, Del. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2008/DE.html">2008</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="561.52.19">Davis, John A.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/sl-lived.html">St. Louis</a>, Mo. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from St. Louis City 3rd District, 1927-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/MO.html">1948</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="426.49.29">Davis, John B.</a> — of Derby, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NH-lived.html">New Haven County</a>, Conn. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Derby, 1835. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="644.37.80">Davis, John B.</a> — of Granville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WA-lived.html">Washington County</a>, N.Y. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1904/NY.html">1904</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/384/17.36.jpg" width=70 height=101 border=0 alt="J. Bratton Davis"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="384.17.36">Davis, John Bratton</a> (1917-2004) — also known as J. Bratton Davis — of Columbia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/RI-lived.html">Richland County</a>, S.C. Born in Hartsville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/DA-born.html">Darlington County</a>, S.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/10-27.html">October 27, 1917</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; campaign manager for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/russell2.html#228.42.73">Donald S. Russell</a> for Governor, 1962; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/SC.html">1964</a>; U.S. bankruptcy judge, 1978-2000. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2004/10-29.html">October 29, 2004</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/87.html">87 years, 2 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/RI-buried.html#cms01941">Elmwood Cemetery</a>, Columbia, S.C. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John Bratton Davis (1885-1925) and Sarah Eleanor (Causey) Davis; married to Margaret Smyth McKissick.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">The J. Bratton Davis U.S. Bankruptcy <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-buildings.html">Courthouse</a> (built 1936; given current name about 2005), in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/RI-names.html">Columbia, South Carolina</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/226027232">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: U.S. Bankruptcy Court for South Carolina</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="976.42.90">Davis, John C.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/SF-lived.html">Suffolk County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Suffolk County 1st District, 1862. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="670.32.00">Davis, John C.</a> — of Rawlins, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WY/CR-lived.html">Carbon County</a>, Wyo. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/WY.html">1896</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="024.46.02">Davis, John C.</a> — of Battle Creek, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/CL-lived.html">Calhoun County</a>, Mich. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/MI.html">Michigan Republican State Central Committee</a>, 1911-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1920/MI.html">1920</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1920/committees.html">Committee on Permanent Organization</a>); postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/battlecreek.html#3">Battle Creek, Mich.</a>, 1923-36 (acting, 1923-24). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="198.02.35">Davis, John C.</a> — of Virginia. Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="134.16.77">Davis, John Camp</a> — of Rome, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/FL-lived.html">Floyd County</a>, Ga. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/stsen.html">Georgia state senate</a> 42nd District, 1923-24. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="603.03.31">Davis, John Chandler Bancroft</a> (1822-1907) — also known as Bancroft Davis — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/OR-lived.html">Orange County</a>, N.Y. Born in Worcester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/WO-born.html">Worcester County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1822/12-29.html">December 29, 1822</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">newspaper correspondent</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Orange County 1st District, 1869; U.S. Minister to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/GR-diplomats.html ">Germany</a>, 1874-77; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/judicial.html#f">Judge of U.S. Court of Claims</a>, 1878-82; official reporter, U.S. Supreme Court, 1883. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1907/12-28.html">December 28, 1907</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">84 years, 364 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of <a href="#119.70.19">John Davis (1787-1854)</a> and Elizabeth 'Eliza' (Bancroft) Davis; brother of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis4.html#090.29.12">Horace Davis</a>; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1857/11-19.html">November 19, 1857</a>, to Frederika Gore King; nephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ballam-bancroft.html#522.77.10">George Bancroft</a>; uncle of <a href="#351.16.14">John Davis (1851-1902)</a>; great-granduncle of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#838.41.69">Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#944.11.33">John Davis Lodge</a>; second great-granduncle of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#873.64.12">George Cabot Lodge</a>; first cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis4.html#222.18.60">Isaac Davis</a>; first cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis3.html#497.82.65">Edward Livingston Davis</a>; first cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis6.html#065.50.18">Livingston Davis</a>; fourth cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holden.html#142.65.23">Charles Courtney Pinkney Holden</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holden.html#051.25.52">Ebenezer Gregg Danforth Holden</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holden.html#916.43.22">Winfield Scott Holden</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political families: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0194.html">Davis family</a> of Massachusetts; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0296.html">Woodbury-Holden family</a> of Massachusetts and New Hampshire; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0317.html">Holden-Davis-Lawrence-Garcelon family</a> of Massachusetts (subsets of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/davis-john-chandler-bancroft ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="018.94.87">Davis, John D.</a> — Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="298.90.22">Davis, John E., Sr.</a> — of Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-lived.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/PA.html">1916</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="164.99.55">Davis, John E.</a> — Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/sthse.html">Texas state house of representatives</a> 129th District; elected 1998, 2000; elected unopposed 2002, 2004; elected 2006, 2008; elected unopposed 2010, 2012. Still living as of 2012. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="051.83.75">Davis, John Edward</a> (1913-1990) — also known as John E. Davis — of McClusky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/SH-lived.html">Sheridan County</a>, N.Dak. Born in Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-born.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1913/04-18.html">April 18, 1913</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Rancher</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">banker</a>; mayor of McClusky, N.D., 1946-52; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/ofc/stsen.html">North Dakota state senate</a>, 1952-56; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/ofc/gov.html">Governor of North Dakota</a>, 1957-61; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/ND.html">1960</a>; Republican candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from North Dakota</a>, 1960, 1964 (primary); national commander, American Legion, 1967-68. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scottish-rite-masons.html">Scottish Rite Masons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/beta-theta-pi.html">Beta Theta Pi</a>. Died in Rancho Mirage, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/RI-died.html">Riverside County</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1990/05-12.html">May 12, 1990</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/77.html">77 years, 24 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/BU-buried.html#cms02667">Fairview Cemetery</a>, Bismarck, N.Dak. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of James Ellsworth Davis and Helen (Wilson) Davis; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1938/">1938</a> to Pauline Huntley; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1980/">1980</a> to Marilyn R. Westlie.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/john-edward-davis/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John E. Davis (North Dakota politician)">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/746/000120386">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7267226">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="299.67.60">Davis, John F.</a> — of Bridgton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/CU-lived.html">Cumberland County</a>, Maine. Born in Maine. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/bridgton.html">Bridgton, Maine</a>, 1903-11. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="073.93.31">Davis, John F.</a> — of Freeport, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/CU-lived.html">Cumberland County</a>, Maine. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/sthse.html">Maine state house of representatives</a> from Cumberland County, 1919-22. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="082.94.74">Davis, John F.</a> — of Warren, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/TR-lived.html">Trumbull County</a>, Ohio. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/OH.html">1952</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="898.39.56">Davis, John F.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ES-lived.html">Essex County</a>, N.J. The New Frontier candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> from Essex County, 1963. Still living as of 1963. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="442.03.71">Davis, John Francis</a> — of Pennsylvania. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania</a>, 1958. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?1220476"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/317/64.56.jpg" width=70 height=105 border=0 alt="John G. Davis"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="317.64.56">Davis, John G.</a> — Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 8th District, 1880. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: New York Public Library</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="325.73.37">Davis, John Givan</a> (1810-1866) — also known as John G. Davis — of Rockville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/PA-lived.html">Parke County</a>, Ind.; Terre Haute, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/VI-lived.html">Vigo County</a>, Ind. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/FE-born.html">Fleming County</a>, Ky., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1810/10-10.html">October 10, 1810</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/PA-officials.html">Parke County Sheriff</a>, 1830-33; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Indiana</a> 7th District, 1851-55, 1857-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1864/IN.html">1864</a>. Died in Terre Haute, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/VI-died.html">Vigo County</a>, Ind., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1866/01-18.html">January 18, 1866</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/55.html">55 years, 100 days</a>). Original interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/VI-buried.html#cms02318">Woodlawn Cemetery</a>, Terre Haute, Ind.; reinterment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/VI-buried.html#cms00649">Highland Lawn Cemetery</a>, Terre Haute, Ind. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000118">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403253">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="471.01.29">Davis, John H.</a> (born c.1817) — of Halsas Ferry (now Dawsonville), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/NO-lived.html">Nodaway County</a>, Mo. Born in Ohio, about 1817. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/cncn4.html">delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention</a> 11th District, 1865. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="300.26.79">Davis, John H.</a> — Prohibition candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Massachusetts</a> 6th District, 1892. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="140.06.41">Davis, John H.</a> — of Whitneyville, Hamden, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NH-lived.html">New Haven County</a>, Conn. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/hamden.html#2">First selectman of Hamden, Connecticut</a>, 1896-98. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="115.74.84">Davis, John H.</a> (born c.1863) — of Preston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NL-lived.html">New London County</a>, Conn. Born in Stonington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NL-born.html">New London County</a>, Conn., about 1863. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Preston, 1903-06. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="549.72.60">Davis, John H.</a> — of Preston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NL-lived.html">New London County</a>, Conn. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/stsen.html">Connecticut state senate</a> 19th District, 1910. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="102.74.67">Davis, John Henry, Jr.</a> — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/MI.html">2004</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/MI.html">2008</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="772.21.84">Davis, John I.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MN-lived.html">Montgomery County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Montgomery County 1st District, 1852. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="587.29.72">Davis, John J.</a> — of Louisville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ky. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1924/KY.html">1924</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="209.57.87">Davis, John James</a> (1835-1916) — also known as John J. Davis — of Clarksburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-lived.html">Harrison County</a>, W.Va. Born in Clarksburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-born.html">Harrison County</a>, Va. (now W.Va.), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1835/05-05.html">May 5, 1835</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/sthse.html">Virginia state house of delegates</a>, 1861; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Harrison County, 1870; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from West Virginia</a> 1st District, 1871-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1876/WV.html">1876</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1876/committees.html">Resolutions Committee</a>); candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia. Died in Clarksburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-died.html">Harrison County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/03-19.html">March 19, 1916</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 319 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-buried.html#cms00980">Odd Fellows Cemetery</a>, Clarksburg, W.Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John James Davis (1797-1863) and Eliza Arnold (Steen) Davis; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1862/08-21.html">August 21, 1862</a>, to Anna Kennedy; father of <a href="#091.52.15">John William Davis</a>; first cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vance.html#484.07.44">Lee H. Vance</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vance.html#585.27.74">John Carl Vance</a>; first cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vance.html#078.79.63">Cyrus Roberts Vance</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10392.html">Vance-Davis family</a> of Clarksburg, West Virginia.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000119">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403254">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="137.95.47">Davis, John Ker</a> (1882-1969) — also known as John K. Davis — of Wooster, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/WN-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Ohio. Born, in Soochow (Suzhou), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CH-born.html">China</a>, of American parents, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1882/03-05.html">March 5, 1882</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/writing.html">Interpreter</a>; U.S. Deputy Consul General in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CH-consuls.html ">Shanghai</a>, 1910-13; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CH-consuls.html ">Canton</a>, 1913-14; U.S. Vice Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CH-consuls.html ">Chefoo</a>, 1914-15; U.S. Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CH-consuls.html ">Antung</a>, 1915-19; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CH-consuls.html ">Nanking</a>, 1919-27; U.S. Consul General in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/ED-consuls.html ">London</a>, 1928-30; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/KS-consuls.html ">Seoul</a>, 1930-34; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/BC-consuls.html ">Vancouver</a>, 1934-38. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/beta-theta-pi.html">Beta Theta Pi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-beta-kappa.html">Phi Beta Kappa</a>. Died in July, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1969/index.html">1969</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/87.html">87 years, 0 days</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/plcrem.html">Cremated</a>; ashes scattered. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John Wright Davis and Alice Irene (Schmucker) Davis; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1912/05-29.html">May 29, 1912</a>, to Mary Isabelle Murphy.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="704.48.60">Davis, John M.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MO-lived.html">Monroe County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Monroe County 1st District, 1868. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="193.68.86">Davis, John M.</a> — of Carbondale, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/JA-lived.html">Jackson County</a>, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1880/IL.html">1880</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="278.10.61">Davis, John M.</a> — of Webhannet, Wells, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/YO-lived.html">York County</a>, Maine. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/wells.html#4">Webhannet, Maine</a>, 1901. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="284.47.24">Davis, John M.</a> — of Columbus, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/BA-lived.html">Bartholomew County</a>, Ind. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/columbus.html#2">Columbus, Ind.</a>, 1911-15. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="792.82.65">Davis, John M.</a> — of Wartburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/MG-lived.html">Morgan County</a>, Tenn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/TN.html">1916</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="493.60.42">Davis, John M.</a> — Communist. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Alabama</a>, 1934. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="989.04.02">Davis, John Morgan</a> (b. 1906) — of Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-lived.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1906/08-09.html">August 9, 1906</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania</a>, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/PA.html">1960</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="416.55.28">Davis, John P.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/UL-lived.html">Ulster County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Ulster County 2nd District, 1850-51. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="722.96.69">Davis, John P.</a> — of Montpelier, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/WA-lived.html">Washington County</a>, Vt. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/VT.html">1940</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="285.85.49">Davis, John P.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-lived.html">Washington</a>, D.C. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/DC.html">1944</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="097.82.49">Davis, John R.</a> (1841-1924) — of Petoskey, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/EM-lived.html">Emmet County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1841/index.html">1841</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/petoskey.html#2">Village president of Petoskey, Michigan</a>, 1894-95. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1924/02-04.html">February 4, 1924</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">about 82 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/EM-buried.html#cms00754">Greenwood Cemetery</a>, Petoskey, Mich. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/11705625">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/8413570016/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/658/55.33.jpg" width=70 height=105 border=0 alt="John R. Davis"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="658.55.33">Davis, John R.</a> (b. 1877) — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/LE-lived.html">Lewis County</a>, W.Va. Born in Ursina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/SO-born.html">Somerset County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1877/07-07.html">July 7, 1877</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lumber.html">Lumber manufacturer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">bank director</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 12th District, 1929-32. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="999.39.84">Davis, John R.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/SU-lived.html">Sussex County</a>, Del. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/ofc/sthse.html">Delaware state house of representatives</a> from Sussex County 7th District, 1948. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="282.14.43">Davis, John R.</a> — of Altoona, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/BL-lived.html">Blair County</a>, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/PA.html">1960</a>. Still living as of 1960. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="490.22.93">Davis, John Roger, Jr.</a> (b. 1927) — also known as John R. Davis, Jr. — of California. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1927/index.html">1927</a>. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/PL-diplomats.html ">Poland</a>, 1988-90; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/RM-diplomats.html ">Romania</a>, 1992-94. Still living as of 1994. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/davis-john-roger ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="372.58.93">Davis, John T.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/RN-lived.html">Randolph County</a>, W.Va. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Randolph County, 1911-12. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="046.78.22">Davis, John W.</a> — of Anderson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/MD-lived.html">Madison County</a>, Ind. Whig. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/anderson.html#2">Anderson, Ind.</a>, 1852-53. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="358.29.36">Davis, John W.</a> — Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/trea.html">Maryland state treasurer</a>, 1872-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1880/MD.html">1880</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="450.33.68">Davis, John W.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ST-lived.html">Steuben County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Steuben County 1st District, 1880. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="599.34.77">Davis, John W.</a> — of Bloomfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ST-lived.html">Stoddard County</a>, Mo. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1932/MO.html">1932</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="449.35.91">Davis, John W.</a> — Dry candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/cr21.html">delegate to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment</a> at-large, 1933. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="953.14.08">Davis, John W.</a> (b. 1918) — of Salem, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/SA-lived.html">Salem County</a>, N.J. Born in Trenton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ME-born.html">Mercer County</a>, N.J., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1918/07-30.html">July 30, 1918</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> from Salem County, 1956-67; defeated, 1967; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/spkr.html">Speaker of the New Jersey State House of Assembly</a>, 1962; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/NJ.html">1964</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kappa-sigma.html">Kappa Sigma</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="493.46.08">Davis, John Warren</a> (1867-1945) — also known as J. Warren Davis — of Salem, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/SA-lived.html">Salem County</a>, N.J.; Lawrenceville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ME-lived.html">Mercer County</a>, N.J. Born in Elizabeth City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/PA-born.html">Pasquotank County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1867/03-04.html">March 4, 1867</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/stsen.html">New Jersey state senate</a> from Salem County, 1912-13; resigned 1913; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1912/NJ.html">1912</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for New Jersey</a>, 1913-16; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/usdjud.html">U.S. District Judge for New Jersey</a>, 1916-20; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/us-ct-apps.html">Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit</a>, 1920-39. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kappa-sigma.html">Kappa Sigma</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1945/02-21.html">February 21, 1945</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/77.html">77 years, 354 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John S. Davis and Emmie Virginia (Sawyer) Davis; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1913/06-14.html">June 14, 1913</a>, to Marguerite N. Gay.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="065.46.51">Davis, John Webster</a> (b. 1861) — also known as John W. Davis — of Fairlee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/OR-lived.html">Orange County</a>, Vt. Born in Fairlee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/OR-born.html">Orange County</a>, Vt., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1861/07-17.html">July 17, 1861</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/surveyor.html">surveyor</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/ofc/sthse.html">Vermont state house of representatives</a> from Fairlee, 1906, 1910. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/protestant.html">Protestant</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="013.01.00">Davis, John Wesley</a> (1799-1859) — also known as John W. Davis — of Carlisle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/SU-lived.html">Sullivan County</a>, Ind. Born in New Holland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/LA-born.html">Lancaster County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1799/04-16.html">April 16, 1799</a>. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/stsen.html">Indiana state senate</a>, 1828; state court judge in Indiana, 1829-31; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/sthse.html">Indiana state house of representatives</a>, 1831-33, 1841-43, 1851-52, 1857; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/spkr.html">Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives</a>, 1832-33, 1841-42, 1851-52; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Indiana</a>, 1835-37, 1839-41, 1843-47 (2nd District 1835-37, 1839-41, 6th District 1843-47); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/congr.html">Speaker of the U.S. House</a>, 1845-47; U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CH-diplomats.html ">China</a>, 1848-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1852/IN.html">1852</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/ofc/trgv.html">Governor of Oregon Territory</a>, 1853-54. Died in Carlisle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/SU-died.html">Sullivan County</a>, Ind., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1859/08-22.html">August 22, 1859</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/60.html">60 years, 128 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/SU-buried.html#cms03360">City Cemetery</a>, Carlisle, Ind. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Presumably named for: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/pols-named-for-famous.html">John Wesley</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">The World War II <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-ships.html">Liberty ship</a> SS John W. Davis (built 1943 at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/MU-names.html">Portland, Oregon</a>; scrapped 1961) was <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000120">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403255">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John W. Davis">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/davis-john-wesley ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="095.10.64">Davis, John Wesley, Sr.</a> (1889-1984) — also known as John W. Davis — of Delta, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/DL-lived.html">Delta County</a>, Colo. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1889/01-14.html">January 14, 1889</a>. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/CO.html">1940</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/CO.html">1944</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1984/09-16.html">September 16, 1984</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/95.html">95 years, 246 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/DL-buried.html#cms07554">Delta Cemetery</a>, Delta, Colo. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Presumably named for: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/pols-named-for-famous.html">John Wesley</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/10678657">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="803.35.46">Davis, John William</a> (1826-1907) — also known as John W. Davis — of Pawtucket, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/PR-lived.html">Providence County</a>, R.I. Born in Rehoboth, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/BR-born.html">Bristol County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1826/03-07.html">March 7, 1826</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/grain.html">Grain trade</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1884/RI.html">1884</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1892/RI.html">1892</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1900/RI.html">1900</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/ofc/stsen.html">Rhode Island state senate</a>, 1885-86, 1893; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Rhode Island</a>, 1887-88, 1890-91; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/ofc/pawtucket.html">mayor of Pawtucket, R.I.</a>, 1897. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1907/01-26.html">January 26, 1907</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 325 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/PR-buried.html#cms05894">Riverside Cemetery</a>, Pawtucket, R.I. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/john-william-davis/">National Governors Association biography</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="091.52.15">Davis, John William</a> (1873-1955) — also known as John W. Davis — of Clarksburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-lived.html">Harrison County</a>, W.Va.; Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y.; Locust Valley, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NA-lived.html">Nassau County</a>, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Clarksburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-born.html">Harrison County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1873/04-13.html">April 13, 1873</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Harrison County, 1899; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1904/WV.html">1904</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1904/committees.html">Committee on Permanent Organization</a>); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from West Virginia</a> 1st District, 1911-13; resigned 1913; U.S. Solicitor General, 1913-18; U.S. Ambassador to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/UK-diplomats.html ">Great Britain</a>, 1918-21; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1920/index.html">1920</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/pres-vp.html">President of the United States</a>, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1928/NY.html">1928</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1932/NY.html">1932</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-kappa-psi.html">Phi Kappa Psi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-beta-kappa.html">Phi Beta Kappa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/cfr.html">Council on Foreign Relations</a>. Died in Charleston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/CH-died.html">Charleston County</a>, S.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1955/03-24.html">March 24, 1955</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/81.html">81 years, 345 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NA-buried.html#cms04205">Locust Valley Cemetery</a>, Locust Valley, Long Island, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of <a href="#209.57.87">John James Davis</a> and Anna (Kennedy) Davis; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1899/06-20.html">June 20, 1899</a>, to Julia Terrill McDonald; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1912/01-02.html">January 2, 1912</a>, to Ellen G. Bassel; second cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vance.html#484.07.44">Lee H. Vance</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vance.html#585.27.74">John Carl Vance</a>; second cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vance.html#078.79.63">Cyrus Roberts Vance</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10392.html">Vance-Davis family</a> of Clarksburg, West Virginia.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Cross-reference: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burke.html#602.75.05">Thomas Burke</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Campaign slogan (1924): "Honesty at home, honor abroad."</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Epitaph: "Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace." (Psalm 37:37)</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000121">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403256">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John W. Davis">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/davis-john-william ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/745/000134343">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/2617">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="578.88.58">Davis, John William</a> (1916-1992) — also known as John W. Davis — of Summerville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/CG-lived.html">Chattooga County</a>, Ga. Born in Rome, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/FL-born.html">Floyd County</a>, Ga., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/09-12.html">September 12, 1916</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; circuit judge in Georgia, 1955-60; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Georgia</a> 7th District, 1961-75. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1992/10-03.html">October 3, 1992</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">76 years, 21 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000122">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403257">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="668.62.55">Davis, Johnnye</a> — of Odessa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/EC-lived.html">Ector County</a>, Tex. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1988/TX.html">1988</a>. Still living as of 1988. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="824.68.39">Davis, Jon</a> — of Lancaster, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/LA-lived.html">Lancaster County</a>, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1984/PA.html">1984</a>. Still living as of 1984. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="233.13.01">Davis, Jon</a> — of North Bend, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/CO-lived.html">Coos County</a>, Ore. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2008/OR.html">2008</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="403.92.37">Davis, Jonathan D.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn1.html">Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> 1st District, 1835. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="789.92.68">Davis, Jonathan McMillan</a> (1871-1943) — also known as Jonathan M. Davis — of Bronson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/BO-lived.html">Bourbon County</a>, Kan. Born in Bronson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/BO-born.html">Bourbon County</a>, Kan., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1871/04-27.html">April 27, 1871</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/ofc/sthse.html">Kansas state house of representatives</a>, 1905-13; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/ofc/stsen.html">Kansas state senate</a>, 1913-17; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Kansas</a>, 1923-25; defeated, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1936 (primary), 1938 (Independent); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1924/KS.html">1924</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1924/committees.html">Committee on Permanent Organization</a>); candidate for Democratic nomination for President, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1924/index.html">1924</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Kansas</a>, 1930. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">Arrested</a> the day after his gubernatorial term expired; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">indicted</a> twice for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/bribery.html">bribery</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">tried</a> and acquitted both times. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1943/06-27.html">June 27, 1943</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/72.html">72 years, 61 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/BO-buried.html#cms04200">Bronson Cemetery</a>, Bronson, Kan. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Jonathan McMillan Davis and Eve (Holeman) Davis; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/09-26.html">September 26, 1894</a>, to Mollie Purdom; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1931/12-16.html">December 16, 1931</a>, to Mary E. (Winston) Raymond.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/jonathan-mcmillan-davis/">National Governors Association biography</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="393.65.55">Davis, Jonathan R.</a> — of Kingston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/LU-lived.html">Luzerne County</a>, Pa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1928/PA.html">1928</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="518.98.81">Davis, Joseph</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/OR-lived.html">Orange County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a>, 1847, 1859 (Orange County 1847, Orange County 2nd District 1859). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="230.62.30">Davis, Joseph II</a> — of Albany, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/AL-lived.html">Albany County</a>, N.Y. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/albany.html#2">Albany, N.Y.</a>, 1866-69. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="118.09.32">Davis, Joseph, Jr.</a> — of Inkster, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/inkster.html">Mayor of Inkster, Mich.</a>, 1987-91. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Still living as of 1991. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="073.39.24">Davis, Joseph</a> — of Michigan. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/MI.html">2000</a>. Still living as of 2000. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="431.62.70">Davis, Joseph A.</a> — of Colorado. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/ofc/aud.html">Colorado state auditor</a>, 1881-83. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="935.78.11">Davis, Joseph D.</a> — of Muskegon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-lived.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/muskegon.html#3">Muskegon, Mich.</a>, 1863-65. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="473.68.83">Davis, Joseph G.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/SU-lived.html">Sussex County</a>, Del. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/ofc/sthse.html">Delaware state house of representatives</a> from Sussex County 1st District, 1911-12, 1915-16. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="099.85.33">Davis, Joseph Graham, Jr.</a> (b. 1942) — also known as Gray Davis — of Los Angeles, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-lived.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif. Born in Bronx, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/BX-born.html">Bronx County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1942/12-26.html">December 26, 1942</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; chief of staff for Gov. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown3.html#288.84.35">Jerry Brown</a>, 1974-82; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/asmbly.html">California state assembly</a>, 1983-87; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/comp.html">California state controller</a>, 1987-95; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1988/CA.html">1988</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/CA.html">1996</a> (delegation co-chair), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/CA.html">2000</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/CA.html">2004</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of California</a>, 1995-99; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/gov.html">Governor of California</a>, 1999-2003. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>. Still living as of 2014. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1983/02-20.html">February 20, 1983</a>, to Sharon Lee Ryer.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/gray-davis-2/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray Davis">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/382/000026304">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0204665">Internet Movie Database profile</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="030.53.37">Davis, Joseph H.</a> — Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/stsen.html">Illinois state senate</a> 44th District, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="646.34.92">Davis, Joseph Jonathan</a> (1828-1892) — also known as Joseph J. Davis — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/FR-lived.html">Franklin County</a>, N.C. Born near Louisburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/FR-born.html">Franklin County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1828/04-13.html">April 13, 1828</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/comm.html">North Carolina house of commons</a> from Franklin County, 1866-67; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from North Carolina</a> 4th District, 1875-81. Slaveowner. Died in Louisburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/FR-died.html">Franklin County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/08-07.html">August 7, 1892</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/64.html">64 years, 116 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/FR-buried.html#cms03361">Oaklawn Cemetery</a>, Louisburg, N.C. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000123">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403258">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="021.00.10">Davis, Joseph P.</a> — of Poughkeepsie, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/DU-lived.html">Dutchess County</a>, N.Y. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/poughkeepsie.html">mayor of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.</a>, 1937. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="297.05.92">Davis, Joseph R.</a> — of Canton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/MA-lived.html">Madison County</a>, Miss. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1860/MS.html">1860</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="257.08.63">Davis, Joseph W.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/PR-lived.html">Preston County</a>, W.Va. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Preston County, 1903-06. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="151.06.47">Davis, Joseph Weldon</a> (1869-1945) — also known as J. Wed. Davis — of Teague, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/FR-lived.html">Freestone County</a>, Tex. Born in South Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1869/01-31.html">January 31, 1869</a>. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1916/TX.html">1916</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1920/TX.html">1920</a>. Died in Teague, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/FR-died.html">Freestone County</a>, Tex., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1945/10-12.html">October 12, 1945</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">76 years, 254 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/FR-buried.html# ">Greenwood Cemetery</a>, Teague, Tex. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/27960780">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="035.69.74">Davis, Joshua</a> — of Liberty, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/UN-lived.html">Union County</a>, Ind. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1900/IN.html">1900</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="675.04.02">Davis, Joshua</a> — of Las Cruces, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NM/DA-lived.html">Dona Ana County</a>, N.M. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/NM.html">2004</a>. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="857.60.72">Davis, Josiah W.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/AD-lived.html">Adair County</a>, Mo. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from Adair County, 1887-90. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="958.69.40">Davis, Joyce A.</a> — of El Portal, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/DA-lived.html">Miami-Dade County</a>, Fla. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/FL.html">2008</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="915.79.47">Davis, Judith F.</a> — of Greenbelt, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/PG-lived.html">Prince George's County</a>, Md. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/greenbelt.html">Mayor of Greenbelt, Md.</a>, 1997-. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2002. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="974.52.76">Davis, Judy</a> — of West Virginia. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/WV.html">2000</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2000. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="670.39.66">Davis, Mrs. Justin R.</a> — of Salt Lake City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/SL-lived.html">Salt Lake County</a>, Utah. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1924/UT.html">1924</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="385.64.60">Davis, Justus H.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/AL-lived.html">Albany County</a>, N.Y. Independent candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Albany County 3rd District, 1900. 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