Thomas Davee

Thomas Davee (born December 9, 1797 in Plymouth , Massachusetts , † December 9, 1841 in Blanchard , Maine ) was an American politician . Between 1837 and 1841 he represented the state of Maine in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Davee attended the public schools in his home country and then moved to Maine where he worked in commerce and politics. He was a member of the House of Representatives from Maine in 1826 and 1827 . He was then a member of the State Senate from 1830 to 1832 . In 1835 Davee served as Somerset County sheriff's chief of police . From 1833 to 1837 he worked as a postman in Blanchard.

Politically, Davee was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1836 he was elected as their candidate in the eighth constituency of Maine in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Gorham Parks on March 4, 1837 . After a re-election in 1838, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1841 . In 1840 Davee declined to run again. Then he went back to trading. In 1841 he was re-elected to the Maine Senate. Thomas Davee died in Blanchard on December 9, 1841, his 44th birthday.

Web links

• Thomas Davee in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Thomas Davee in the database of Find a Grave (English)