George T. Davis | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | George Ashmun |
| Succeeded by | Charles Wentworth Upham |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1861–1861 | |
| Member of theMassachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1839–1840 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Thomas Davis (1810-01-12)January 12, 1810 Sandwich, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | June 17, 1877(1877-06-17) (aged 67) Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Resting place | Green River Cemetery,Greenfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Party | Whig |
| Alma mater | Cambridge and Greenfield,Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Law |
George Thomas Davis (January 12, 1810 – June 17, 1877) was aU.S. representative fromMassachusetts.
George Davis was born inSandwich, Massachusetts. He attendedHarvard University and graduated in 1829. His classmates includedWilliam Henry Channing,James Freeman Clarke,Benjamin Robbins Curtis,Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.,Benjamin Peirce, andSamuel Francis Smith. He later studied law at Cambridge and Greenfield, Massachusetts.
Davis wasadmitted to the bar in 1832 and commenced practice in Greenfield, Franklin County. He established theFranklin Mercury in 1833.
He entered into politics served as member of the State Senate in 1839 and 1840.
He was elected as aWhig to the32nd Congress (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1852 and instead resumed the practice of law in Taunton and Greenfield, Massachusetts.
He did not give up on politics however and served as member of the State House of Representatives in 1861.
Davis moved toPortland, Maine, where he died June 17, 1877. He was interred in Green River Cemetery,Greenfield, Massachusetts.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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