John James DAVIS
1835 - 1916 (80 years)
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Name John James DAVIS Born 5 May 1835 Virginia 
[1, 2] Gender Male Occupation lawyer, U.S. Congressman [2] Died 19 Mar 1916 Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV [1, 2] Buried IOOF Cemetery, Clarksburg (S Chestnut St), Harrison Co, WV [2] Notes - U.S. Congressman. Born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, he attended the Northwestern Virginia Academy, graduated from the Lexington Law School in 1856, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Clarksburg, West Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia house of Delegates in 1861, which was the formation of a new State loyal to the Union at the advent of the Civil War in 1861. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1868 and a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, (1869-70). In 1871, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress and reelected as an Independent Democrat to the Forty-third Congress, serving until 1875. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 80 in Clarksburg, West Virginia. His son John William Davis was also a U.S. Congressman.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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Person ID I125184 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 24 Aug 2019
Father John DAVIS, b. 11 Jul 1797, Woodstock, Shenandoah Co, VA , d. 9 Nov 1863, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV (Age 66 years) Mother Eliza Arnold STEEN, b. 17 Jan 1799, New York , d. 10 May 1866, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV (Age 67 years) Family ID F54267 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Anna KENNEDY, b. 24 Nov 1841, d. 25 Apr 1917 (Age 75 years) Children + 1. John William DAVIS, b. 13 Apr 1873, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV , d. 24 Mar 1955, Charleston, Charleston Co, SC (Age 81 years)Family ID F54268 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- U.S. Congressman. Born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, he attended the Northwestern Virginia Academy, graduated from the Lexington Law School in 1856, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Clarksburg, West Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia house of Delegates in 1861, which was the formation of a new State loyal to the Union at the advent of the Civil War in 1861. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1868 and a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, (1869-70). In 1871, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress and reelected as an Independent Democrat to the Forty-third Congress, serving until 1875. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 80 in Clarksburg, West Virginia. His son John William Davis was also a U.S. Congressman.
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