Frederick Morgan Davenport
Frederick Morgan Davenport (born August 27, 1866 in Salem , Massachusetts , † December 26, 1956 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician , sociologist and revival researcher. He was a professor of sociology at Hamilton College in Clinton , Oneida County , New York . His main work deals with revival movements , especially the revivals in America.
From 1909 to 1911 and from 1919 to 1925 he was State Senator in New York ; In 1914 he ran unsuccessfully for governor . From 1925 to 1933 he represented the 33rd constituency of New York State in the US House of Representatives as a Republican . After failed re-election, he became President of the National Institute of Public Affairs in Washington, which he remained until 1949.
Works
- Primitive traits in religious revivals; a study in mental and social evolution . New York, Negro Universities Press [1968, c1905]. Thesis - Columbia University ( digitized , 1917)
literature
- Frank M. Teti: Profile of a progressive: the life of Frederick Morgan Davenport. New York, NY, Syracuse Univ., Diss., 1966; Secondary edition: [Microfilm-Ausg.] Published: Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms Int., [Approx. 1967]
Web links
- Frederick Morgan Davenport in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Cane Ridge, Kentucky (English)
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Homer P. Snyder |
United States House Representative for New York (33rd constituency) March 4, 1925 - March 3, 1933 |
Fred Sisson |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Davenport, Frederick Morgan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sociologist and politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1866 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Salem , Massachusetts |
DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 1956 |
Place of death | Washington, DC |