John William DAVIS

1873 - 1955  (81 years)

• Name	John William DAVIS
  Born	13 Apr 1873	Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
  Occupation	From 4 Mar 1911 to 29 Aug 1913
  	U.S. House of Representatives
  Residence	1912	Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
  Occupation	From 29 Aug 1913 to 21 Nov 1918  [3]
  	U.S. Solititor General
  Occupation	From 18 Dec 1918 to 9 Mar 1921  [3]
  	U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  Census	1920
  	U.S. Consular Service, location not specified.
  Census	1930	Manhattan, New York, NY
  Census	1940	New York City, NY
  Occupation	lawyer, U.S. Congressman, Democratic candidate for President in 1924  [3]
  Died	24 Mar 1955	Charleston, Charleston Co, SC   [1, 2]
  Buried	Locust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, Nassau Co, NY   [1]
  Notes	U.S. Congressman. Born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, he graduated from the literary department of Washington and Lee University, in 1892, graduated from its law department in 1895, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Clarksburg. He was a professor of law at Washington and Lee University, (1896-97), member of the West Virginia State House of Delegates in 1899, delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1904, president of the West Virginia Bar Association in 1906 and a member of the West Virginia Commission on Uniform State Laws in 1909. In 1911, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses, serving until 1913, when he resigned to be a member to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Robert W. Archbald, judge of the United States Commerce Court. He then was Solicitor General of the United States, (1913-18) and appointed Ambassador to the Court of St. James England, serving (1918-21). An unsuccessful Democratic candidate for President of the United States in 1924, he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1932 and practiced law in New York, until his death at age 81 in Charleston, South Carolina. Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2617/john-william-davis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_W._Davis https://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675054382_John-William-Davis_Democratic-Presidential-Nominee_Campaigning
  Person ID	I125188	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2019

  
  

  Father	John James DAVIS,   b. 5 May 1835, Virginia ,   d. 19 Mar 1916, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Anna KENNEDY,   b. 24 Nov 1841,   d. 25 Apr 1917  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F54268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Julia Terrill MCDONALD,   b. 17 Oct 1873,   d. 19 Aug 1900, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 26 years)
  Married	1899  [4]
  Children	1. Julia McDonald DAVIS,   b. 23 Jul 1900, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV ,   d. 30 Jan 1993, Ranson, Jefferson Co, WV  (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F54270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ellen Graham BASSEL,   b. 26 Jan 1869, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV ,   d. 13 Jul 1943, Locust Valley, Nassau Co, NY  (Age 74 years)
  Married	2 Jan 1912	Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV   [5]
  Documents		125188_JohnWilliamDavis_EllenGrahamBassel_MarriageRecord_2Jan1912.jpg
  Family ID	F54272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S934] Findagrave.com. [S638] Headstone (year only). [S1910] Wikipedia.org, (http://www.wikipedia.org). [S692] Obituary of wife. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=25036&Type=Marriage.