John William Davis (politician)

John William Davis

John William Davis (born September 12, 1916 in Rome , Floyd County , Georgia - † October 3, 1992 on St. Simons Island , Georgia) was an American politician . Between 1961 and 1965 he represented the state of Georgia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Davis attended the public schools of his home country and then studied at the University of Georgia in Athens until 1937 . After completing a law degree at the same university and being admitted to the bar in 1939, he began working in his new profession in Rome. During the Second World War , he worked for the War Ministry 's intelligence service between 1942 and 1945 . He was mainly used in South America. After the war, he settled in Summerville , where he practiced as a lawyer again. Between 1950 and 1953, Davis was a prosecutor in the judicial district of Rome. Between January 1, 1955 and December 31, 1960, he served as a judge in the Lookout Mountain judicial district .

Politically, Davis was a member of the Democratic Party . In the 1960 congressional elections , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Georgia , where he succeeded Harlan Erwin Mitchell on January 3, 1961 . After six re-elections, he was able to complete seven legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1975 . During this time, the Vietnam War and the Watergate Affair took place . Between 1961 and 1971, the 23rd , 24th , 25th and 26th amendments to the Constitution were discussed and passed in Congress.

In 1974 Davis was not nominated for re-election by his party. After leaving the US House of Representatives, he returned to work as a lawyer. He died on October 3, 1992 on St. Simons Island.

Web links

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