Mendel Jackson Davis

Mendel Jackson Davis

Mendel Jackson Davis (born October 23, 1942 in North Charleston , South Carolina , †  May 13, 2007 in Charleston , South Carolina) was an American politician . Between 1971 and 1981 he represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Mendel Davis attended the public schools of his home country and then until 1966 the College of Charleston , where he studied history. After a subsequent law degree at the University of South Carolina and his admission to the bar in 1970, he began to practice in North Charleston in his new profession. Davis became a member of the Democratic Party . For ten years he served on the staff of Congressman L. Mendel Rivers , his godfather, after whom he was named.

After Rivers' death, Davis was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the due by-election in the first constituency of South Carolina . There he took up his new mandate on April 27, 1971. After he was confirmed in the following four regular elections, Davis could remain in Congress until January 3, 1981 . He campaigned for better health policies and the introduction of minimum wages. The Watergate affair also fell during his time in Congress .

In 1980 Davis decided not to run again for health reasons. In the following years he worked again as a lawyer. He also hosted a radio talk show. In Charleston County, Mendel Davis was chairman of the Democrats. He died of emphysema on May 13, 2007.

Web links

• Mendel Jackson Davis in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Mendel Jackson Davis in the database of Find a Grave (English)