John M. Davy

John M. Davy

John Madison Davy (born June 29, 1835 in Ottawa , Canada , †  April 21, 1909 in Atlantic City , New Jersey ) was an American politician . Between 1875 and 1877 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In the year he was born in 1835, John Davy came to Rochester, New York State with his parents . He attended public schools in his new home and the Monroe Academy in East Henrietta . In the years 1862 and 1863 he took part in the civil war as a first lieutenant in an infantry unit . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1863, he began working in this profession in Rochester. Between 1868 and 1872 he served as a district attorney in the local Monroe County ; from 1872 to 1875 he was the head of the customs authority in the port of Genesee .

Politically, Davy joined the Republican Party . In the congressional election of 1874 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 30th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded George Gilbert Hoskins on March 4, 1875 . Since he was not confirmed in 1876, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1877 .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, John Davy initially practiced as a lawyer again. Between 1889 and 1905 he was a judge on the Supreme Court of New York . Then he worked as a lawyer again. He died in Atlantic City on April 21, 1909 and was buried in Rochester.

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• John M. Davy in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
George Gilbert Hoskins	United States House of Representatives for New York (30th constituency) March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1877	Elizur K. Hart