John G. Davis
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's7th district
In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861
Preceded by	Edward W. McGaughey Harvey D. Scott
Succeeded by	Harvey D. Scott Daniel W. Voorhees
Personal details
Born	John Givan Davis (1810-10-10)October 10, 1810 Flemingsburg, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	January 18, 1866(1866-01-18) (aged 55) Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Resting place	Highland Lawn Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Occupation	Businessman, politician

John Givan Davis (October 10, 1810 – January 18, 1866) was an American politician who served four terms as aU.S. Representative fromIndiana in the mid-19th century.

Born nearFlemingsburg, Kentucky, Davis moved to Indiana with his parents, who settled in Rockville, Parke County, in 1819. He attended the country schools and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served asSheriff of Parke County from 1830 to 1833, and clerk of the county court from 1833 to 1850.

Davis was elected as aDemocrat to the32nd and33rd Congresses but was unsuccessful for re-election in 1854 to the34th Congress. He was elected as aDemocrat to the35th Congress and re-elected as an Anti-Lecompton Democrat to the36th Congress, he was not a candidate for renomination in 1860 to theThirty-seventh Congress.

Following his political career Davis engaged in mercantile pursuits and meat packing inMontezuma, Indiana, and moved toTerre Haute, Indiana, and engaged in business as a dry-goods merchant.

He died inTerre Haute, Indiana, on January 18, 1866, and was interred in Highland Lawn Cemetery.

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