Richard D. Davis
Richard D. Davis | |
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Chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims | |
In office 1843–1845 | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1845 | |
Preceded by | Charles Johnston |
Succeeded by | William W. Woodworth |
Constituency | 5th district (1841–43) 8th district (1843–45) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1799 Stillwater, New York |
Died | June 17, 1871 Waterford, New York | (aged 71–72)
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Yale College |
Richard David Davis (1799 – June 17, 1871) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born at Stillwater, New York, Davis graduated from Yale College in 1818. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1821 and commenced practice in Poughkeepsie.
Davis was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1845). He served as chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Twenty-eighth Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1844. Withdrew from political and professional life. He engaged in agricultural pursuits in Waterford, New York, where he died on June 17, 1871. He was interred in Waterford Rural Cemetery.
References[]
- United States Congress. "Richard D. Davis (id: D000128)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Richard D. Davis at Find a Grave
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- 1799 births
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- Yale University alumni
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- New York (state) Democrats
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century American politicians