John G. Davis

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John G. Davis (1859)

John Givan Davis (born October 10, 1810 in Flemingsburg , Fleming County , Kentucky , †  January 18, 1866 in Terre Haute , Indiana ) was an American politician . Between 1851 and 1861 he twice represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1819, John Davis and his parents came to Rockville , Indiana, where he attended public schools. After that he first worked in agriculture. Between 1830 and 1833 Davis served as Sheriff's chief of police in Parke County . From 1833 to 1850 he served as a clerk at the local district court. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . In the congressional election of 1850 Davis was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Edward W. McGaughey on March 4, 1851 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1855 . These were shaped by the events leading up to the civil war . In 1854 Davis lost to Harvey D. Scott of the Opposition Party .

In the elections of 1856 Davis was re-elected to Congress in the seventh district, where he replaced Scott on March 4, 1857. Since his mandate was confirmed in 1858, he was able to spend two more terms in the US House of Representatives until March 3, 1861. There he experienced the exit of the southern states from the Union at the beginning of 1861 and the associated escalation of events immediately before the outbreak of the civil war. In 1860 Davis decided not to run again for Congress. In the following years he worked in retail in Montezuma . He later moved to Terre Haute, where he worked in the haberdashery business. He died there on January 18, 1866.

Web links

  • John G. Davis in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)