Horace Davis

Horace Davis

Horace Davis (born March 16, 1831 in Worcester , Massachusetts , †  July 12, 1916 in San Francisco , California ) was an American politician . Between 1877 and 1881 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Horace Davis, the son of Governor and US Senator John Davis (1787-1854) from Massachusetts, attended the public schools in his home country and Williams College in Williamstown . He then studied at Harvard University until 1849 . There he also completed a law degree. However, due to an eye problem, he was unable to work as a lawyer. In 1852 he came to California, where he started trading. From 1860 he lived in San Francisco and was involved in the milling business there.

Politically, Davis joined the Republican Party . In the congressional elections of 1876 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of California , where he succeeded William Adam Piper on March 4, 1877 . After being re-elected, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1881 .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Horace Davis resumed his previous activities. Between 1880 and 1888 he was a member of the Republican National Committee . He headed the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce in 1883 and 1884. From 1885 until his death, Davis served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Stanford University . From 1887 to 1890 he was also President of the University of California at Berkeley, succeeding Edward Singleton Holden . He died in San Francisco on July 12, 1916. His older brother Bancroft was 1874-1877 Ambassador of the United States in the German Reich .

Web links

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

• Horace Davis in the database of Find a Grave (English)