George M. Davison

George M. Davison

George Mosby Davison (born March 23, 1855 in Stanford , Lincoln County , Kentucky , †  December 18, 1912 there ) was an American politician . Between 1897 and 1899 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Davison attended public schools in his home country as well as Stanford Academy and Meyers Academy . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1879, he began to work in Stanford in this profession. Between 1885 and 1889 he was a tax collector in Kentucky's Sixth Financial District; from 1886 to 1893 he worked on behalf of the County Court in Lincoln County. He worked as a judge at this court between 1894 and 1896.

Politically, Davison became a member of the Republican Party . Between 1886 and 1888 he was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives . In the congressional elections of 1896 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded Democrat James B. McCreary on March 4, 1897 . Since he lost to George G. Gilbert in the elections of 1898 , he was only able to complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1899 . During this time the Spanish-American War fell .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, George Davison initially practiced as a lawyer again. Between 1900 and 1910 he was the assistant federal attorney for the eastern area of ​​the state of Kentucky. After that, he retired. He died on December 18, 1912 in his hometown of Stanford.

Web links

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• George M. Davison in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George M. Davison in the database of Find a Grave (English)