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'''Drexell R. Davis''', a Democrat, held several elective offices in [[Kentucky]]. |
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'''Drexell R. Davis''' (July 19, 1921 – December 16, 2009) was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] who held several elected offices in [[Kentucky]]. He was born in [[Shelby County, Kentucky]]. |
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| ⚫ | For 100 years (1891–1992) the [[Kentucky Constitution]] did not allow any holder of statewide office to succeed themselves for a second consecutive term. As a result, a handful of Kentucky politicians became known as "[[Musical chairs#Other meanings|musical chairs]]" officeholders because they would run for one statewide office and then another repeatedly. [[Thelma Stovall]], [[Frances Jones Mills]] and Drex Davis were the best known musical chairs officeholders. The three often traded offices in given election years through the 1970s and 1980s. |
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| ⚫ | Davis began his career in statewide elective office by winning election as Clerk of the [[Kentucky Court of Appeals]] in 1963 on the Democratic ticket headed by [[Edward T. Breathitt]]. (Clerk of the Court of Appeals was a partisan elective office into the 1970s in Kentucky |
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==Clerk of the Court of Appeals== |
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| ⚫ | Davis won election as Kentucky State Treasurer in 1971 on a ticket headed by [[Wendell H. Ford]] and served in that office |
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| ⚫ | Davis began his career in statewide elective office by winning election as Clerk of the [[Kentucky Court of Appeals]] in 1963 on the Democratic ticket headed by [[Edward T. Breathitt]].<ref name="Brammer">Brammer, Jack. [http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2009/12/16/veteran-state-officeholder-drex-davis-dies-at-88/ Veteran state officeholder Drex Davis dies at 88] [[Lexington Herald-Leader]] Retrieved on December 16, 2009.</ref> (Clerk of the Court of Appeals was a partisan elective office into the 1970s in Kentucky). Davis served as Clerk from 1964 to 1968. Davis ran for [[Kentucky State Treasurer]] in 1967, but lost.<ref name="Brammer" /> |
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==Treasurer and Secretary of State== |
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| ⚫ | Davis won election as Kentucky State Treasurer in 1971 on a ticket headed by [[Wendell H. Ford]] and served in that office 1972–1976.<ref name="Brammer" /> He then ran for Secretary of State in 1975 on a ticket headed by [[Julian Carroll]] and won, serving 1976–1980.<ref name="Brammer" /> Davis then ran for State Treasurer again in 1979 on a ticket headed by [[John Y. Brown, Jr.]] and won, serving 1980–1984.<ref name="Brammer" /> Davis' last elective office was [[Secretary of State of Kentucky]], which he won in 1983 on a ticket headed by [[Martha Layne Collins]], serving 1984–1988.<ref name="Brammer" /> |
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==Retirement== |
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Davis died on December 16, 2009, in [[Frankfort, Kentucky]].<ref name="Brammer" /> |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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*{{cite book |title=200 Years of the Kentucky Treasury |url=http://treasury.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/33B8669A-F05C-4C5D-B78B-37AC53F39C5C/0/Ky_Treasury_BicentennialHistory17921992.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=Kentucky Treasury Department |year=1992 |accessdate=2009-12-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013080413/http://www.treasury.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/33B8669A-F05C-4C5D-B78B-37AC53F39C5C/0/Ky_Treasury_BicentennialHistory17921992.pdf |archivedate=2010-10-13 }} |
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==External links== |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150518091423/http://apps.sos.ky.gov/secdesk/sosinfo/default.aspx?id=73 Davis' biography from the Kentucky Secretary of State website] |
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[[Category:1921 births]] |
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[[Category:2009 deaths]] |
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[[Category:People from Shelby County, Kentucky]] |
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[[Category:20th-century American politicians]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:40, 24 September 2023
Drexell R. Davis (July 19, 1921 – December 16, 2009) was a Democrat who held several elected offices in Kentucky. He was born in Shelby County, Kentucky.
For 100 years (1891–1992) the Kentucky Constitution did not allow any holder of statewide office to succeed themselves for a second consecutive term. As a result, a handful of Kentucky politicians became known as "musical chairs" officeholders because they would run for one statewide office and then another repeatedly. Thelma Stovall, Frances Jones Mills and Drex Davis were the best known musical chairs officeholders. The three often traded offices in given election years through the 1970s and 1980s.
Clerk of the Court of Appeals[edit]
Davis began his career in statewide elective office by winning election as Clerk of the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 1963 on the Democratic ticket headed by Edward T. Breathitt.[1] (Clerk of the Court of Appeals was a partisan elective office into the 1970s in Kentucky). Davis served as Clerk from 1964 to 1968. Davis ran for Kentucky State Treasurer in 1967, but lost.[1]
Treasurer and Secretary of State[edit]
Davis won election as Kentucky State Treasurer in 1971 on a ticket headed by Wendell H. Ford and served in that office 1972–1976.[1] He then ran for Secretary of State in 1975 on a ticket headed by Julian Carroll and won, serving 1976–1980.[1] Davis then ran for State Treasurer again in 1979 on a ticket headed by John Y. Brown, Jr. and won, serving 1980–1984.[1] Davis' last elective office was Secretary of State of Kentucky, which he won in 1983 on a ticket headed by Martha Layne Collins, serving 1984–1988.[1]
Retirement[edit]
In 1991, Davis' son Drexell R. Davis Jr. ran for state treasurer but lost in a crowded Democratic primary to Frances Jones Mills who had held the office previously.
Davis died on December 16, 2009, in Frankfort, Kentucky.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Brammer, Jack. Veteran state officeholder Drex Davis dies at 88 Lexington Herald-Leader Retrieved on December 16, 2009.
Further reading[edit]
- 200 Years of the Kentucky Treasury (PDF). Kentucky Treasury Department. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-10-13. Retrieved 2009-12-11.