Robert Thompson Davis | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | William W. Crapo |
| Succeeded by | Charles S. Randall |
| 8thMayor of Fall River, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1873–1874 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel M. Brown |
| Succeeded by | James F. Davenport |
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| Born | (1823-08-28)August 28, 1823 |
| Died | October 29, 1906(1906-10-29) (aged 83) |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Alma mater | Harvard Medical School |
| Profession | Physician |
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Robert Thompson Davis (August 28, 1823 – October 29, 1906) was an American physician and politician. He was a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromMassachusetts, and served as Mayor ofFall River from 1873 to 1874.
Robert T. Davis was born inCounty Down, Ireland on August 28, 1823. His family emigrated to the United States when he was three years old.[1]
He graduated fromHarvard Medical School in 1848, and practiced medicine inWaterville, Maine for three years, before moving toFall River, Massachusetts.[1]
He married Sarah C. Wilbur in 1848. She died in 1856, and he remarried to Susan A. Haight in 1862. They had one child.[1]
Davis died at his home in Fall River on October 29, 1906.[2] He is interred inOak Grove Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 1st congressional district March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889 | Succeeded by |
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