James H. Davidson

James H. Davidson

James Henry Davidson (born June 18, 1858 in Colchester , Delaware County , New York , †  August 6, 1918 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1897 and 1913 and again from 1917 to 1918 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Davidson attended public schools in his home country and then the Walton Academy . He then taught himself for several years in Delaware County and Sullivan County as a teacher. After studying law at Albany Law School and being admitted to the bar in 1884, he began working in his new profession in Princeton (Wisconsin). He also continued to teach as a teacher. In 1888, Davidson became a district attorney in Green Lake County .

Politically, Davidson was a member of the Republican Party . In 1890, he served as Chairman of the Republican Congressional Committee in the Sixth Congressional District of Wisconsin. In 1892 he moved to Oshkosh , where he continued his legal practice. From 1895 to 1897 he was a legal advisor to his new hometown. In the congressional election of 1896 Davidson was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the sixth district of Wisconsin, where he succeeded Samuel A. Cook on March 4, 1897 . After seven re-elections, he was able to complete eight consecutive terms in Congress by March 3, 1913 . From 1903 he represented the eighth district of his state as the successor to Edward S. Minor . From 1899 to 1911 he was chairman of the Railway and Canal Committee ( Committee on Railways and Canals ). During his first time in Congress, the Spanish-American War took place.

In 1912 and 1914 Davidson competed unsuccessfully for his stay in or his return to Congress. During this time he worked again as a lawyer. In the elections of 1916 he was re-elected to the US House of Representatives in the sixth district. On March 4, 1917, he replaced Michael Reilly there. He could not finish his term of office, which actually ran until March 3, 1919, as he died on August 6, 1918 in Washington. Its last legislative term was determined by the events of the First World War . James Davidson was buried in Oshkosh.

Web links

• James H. Davidson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James H. Davidson in the database of Find a Grave (English)