Samuel Arza Davenport

Samuel Arza Davenport (born January 15, 1834 in Watkins , New York , †  August 1, 1911 in Erie , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician . Between 1897 and 1901 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1839 Samuel Davenport came to Erie with his parents, where he later attended the Erie Academy . After a subsequent law degree at Harvard University and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Erie in this profession from 1855. In 1860, he was elected district attorney in Erie County . Between 1865 and 1890 he was the owner and editor of the Erie Gazette newspaper . Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . In 1888 and 1892 he took part as a delegate at the Republican National Conventions , at each of which Benjamin Harrison was nominated as a presidential candidate.

In the congressional election of 1896 , Davenport was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the then state-wide 29th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded George Franklin Huff on March 4, 1897 . After being re-elected, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1901 . During this time, the Spanish-American War of 1898 took place . In 1900 Davenport renounced another congressional candidacy. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. He was also active as an organ builder and shoemaker. He died on August 1, 1911 in Erie, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Samuel Arza Davenport in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Samuel Arza Davenport in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
George Franklin Huff	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (29th constituency) with Galusha A. Grow March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1901	Robert H. Foerderer