Glenn Robert Davis

Glenn Robert Davis

Glenn Robert Davis (born October 28, 1914 in Vernon , Waukesha County , Wisconsin , †  September 21, 1988 in Arlington , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1947 and 1957 and again from 1965 to 1974 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Glenn Davis attended the public schools in his home country and graduated from Muknowago High School in 1930 . Then he was until 1934 at the State Teacher's College in Platteville . Between 1934 and 1938 Davis worked as a high school teacher. After studying law at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and being admitted to the bar in 1940, he began working in his new profession in Waukesha . Politically, Davis was a member of the Republican Party . Between January 1941 and June 1942 he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly . He then stepped down to serve in the US Navy during World War II . There he was deployed in the Pacific region on board an aircraft carrier.

After his military service, Glenn Davis initially worked as a lawyer again. He was also a court commissioner for the state of Wisconsin. Between 1938 and 1970 Davis took part in all regional Republican party conventions in Wisconsin except during his military service as a delegate. From 1952 to 1972 he was also a delegate to all Republican National Conventions . After the death of Congressman Robert Kirkland Henry , he was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC when he was due by-election for the second seat of Wisconsin , where he took up his new mandate on April 22, 1947. After four re-elections, he could remain in Congress until January 3, 1957 . During this period, the Cold War and the Korean War began, as did the civil rights movement domestically . In 1951, the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was passed in Congress.

In 1956, Glenn Davis decided not to run for the US House of Representatives again. Instead, he unsuccessfully sought his party's nomination for the US Senate elections . A year later, he again missed the nomination for a Senate by-election. As a result, Davis worked again as a lawyer. In the 1964 congressional elections , he was re-elected to Congress in the ninth constituency of Wisconsin to succeed Lester Johnson . After four re-elections, he could remain in the US House of Representatives until December 31, 1974. During this time, the Vietnam War and the Watergate Affair took place . For the 1974 elections, Davis was not nominated for re-election by his party. He resigned three days before the regular end of his legislative period.

After his final retirement from Congress, Glenn Davis worked as a consultant for Potter International Inc. He moved to Arlington, Virginia, where he died on September 21, 1988.

Web links

• Glenn Robert Davis in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)