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Thomas Osborne Davis (Canadian politician)

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Canadian politician (1856–1917)

Thomas Davis
Davis in 1901/1902
Senator
In office
1 September 1905 – 23 January 1917
ConstituencySaskatchewan
Senator
In office
30 September 1904 – 31 August 1905
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byWillie Adams
ConstituencyNorthwest Territories
Member of theCanadian Parliament
forSaskatchewan
In office
18 December 1896 – 29 September 1904
Preceded byWilfrid Laurier
Succeeded byJohn Henderson Lamont
Majority741
Personal details
BornThomas Osborne Davis
(1856-08-16)16 August 1856
Died23 January 1917(1917-01-23) (aged 60)
PartyLiberal
OccupationMerchant,politician
CommitteesSelect 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]

Legacy

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The hamlet ofDavis, Saskatchewan was named after him.

References

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  1. ^abThomas Osborne Davis – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^abJohnson, J.K. (1968).The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867–1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. ^Quiring, Brett.Davis, Thomas Clayton (1889–1960). University of Regina. Retrieved13 April 2012.
  4. ^"Death Claims Sister of Former Envoy to Japan".Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia. 29 October 1959. p. 21.Free access icon
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