Thomas Davis | |
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Davis in 1901/1902 | |
| Senator | |
| In office 1 September 1905 – 23 January 1917 | |
| Constituency | Saskatchewan |
| Senator | |
| In office 30 September 1904 – 31 August 1905 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Willie Adams |
| Constituency | Northwest Territories |
| Member of theCanadian Parliament forSaskatchewan | |
| In office 18 December 1896 – 29 September 1904 | |
| Preceded by | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Succeeded by | John Henderson Lamont |
| Majority | 741 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Osborne Davis (1856-08-16)16 August 1856 |
| Died | 23 January 1917(1917-01-23) (aged 60) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Merchant,politician |
| Committees | Select Committee on Resources of the Territory between Labrador and the Rocky Mountains |
Thomas Osborne Davis (16 August 1856 – 23 January 1917) was aCanadianMember of Parliament in theHouse of Commons of Canada representing theProvisional District of Saskatchewan, and later a member of theSenate of Canada.[1]
He was tutored by his father Samuel Davis and became a general merchant atPrince Albert,Northwest Territories. In 1885, he married Rebecca Jennings.[2] He served on the town council for Prince Albert and was mayor from 1894 to 1895.[1]
Davis died in office in Prince Albert at the age of 60.[2] His sonThomas Clayton Davis also served as mayor of Prince Albert, going on to serve in the Saskatchewan assembly, as a Saskatchewan judge and as an ambassador for Canada.[3] Davis' daughter Alice was married to hockey executive and bankerH. J. Sterling.[4]
The hamlet ofDavis, Saskatchewan was named after him.
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