Jeff Davis (politician)

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Jeff Davis

Jefferson "Jeff" Davis (born May 6, 1862 in Richmond , Little River County , Arkansas , † January 3, 1913 in Little Rock , Arkansas) was an American politician and between 1901 and 1907 governor of Arkansas. Between 1907 and 1913 he represented his state in the US Senate .

Life

Jeff Davis was named after the Confederate States President of the same name , Jefferson Davis . After elementary school in Russellville , he attended the University of Arkansas and studied law at Vanderbilt University and Cumberland University . After his admission to the bar he practiced in Russellville. Davis was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1888 he acted as an elector in the presidential election. Between 1892 and 1896 he was a prosecutor in the Fifth Judicial District of Arkansas, and from 1898 to 1900 he served as the Attorney General of Arkansas. In 1900 he was elected the new governor of Arkansas.

Arkansas Governor

His tenure began on January 8, 1901. Davis managed after the appropriate re-election as the first governor of Arkansas a total of three consecutive terms. He remained in office until January 8, 1907. During his tenure, racial segregation was tightened again and extended to other areas. The Arkansas History Commission was the first organization to come to terms with the history of the country. For the first time, the members of the legislature were also paid. Despite his three consecutive election victories, Davis was highly controversial domestically. He engaged in some heated debates both with his own party and with the House of Representatives . Among other things, it was about a planned prison reform or the interference of the governor in the appointment of a US senator. Davis also opposed Parliament's plan to loan convicts to companies. Then in 1906 he was elected to the US Senate.

Another résumé

Davis took up his new office in Washington, DC on March 4, 1907. He remained a member of the US Senate until his death. There he was chairman of the committee that dealt with shipping on the Mississippi and its tributaries. Jefferson Davis was married twice and had a total of twelve children.

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SURNAME Davis, Jeff
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Davis, Jefferson (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 6, 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH near Richmond , Arkansas
DATE OF DEATH January 3, 1913
Place of death Little Rock , Arkansas