Robert Lee Davis

Robert Lee Davis (born October 29, 1893 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , †  May 5, 1967 in Timonium , Maryland ) was an American politician . In 1932 and 1933 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Robert Davis attended the common schools and then studied at Brown University in Providence ( Rhode Iceland ). Between 1910 and 1932 he worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad . This time was interrupted by his military service in the US Navy during the First World War. Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . From 1928 to 1932 he was executive director of his party's campaign committee in Philadelphia; between 1932 and 1935 he was regional party chairman there.

After the resignation of Congressman George Austin Welsh , Davis was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC when he was due for the by-election for the sixth seat of Pennsylvania , where he took up his new mandate on November 8, 1932. Since he did not run in the regular congressional elections in 1932 , he was only able to end the current legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1933 .

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Robert Davis worked as a private businessman. Among other things, he was active in the real estate market. Between 1962 and 1967 he was a district councilor in Pinellas County , Florida . He died on May 5, 1967 in Timonium.

Web links

• Robert Lee Davis in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
George Austin Welsh	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (6th constituency) November 8, 1932 - March 3, 1933	Edward L. Stokes