Person:John Davis (372)
Gov. John Davis
b.13 Jan 1787 Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
d.19 Apr 1854 Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 12 May 1772
  1. Phineas Davis1772 -
  2. Joseph Davis1774 -
  3. Anna Davis1777 -
  4. Isaac Davis1779 -
  5. Sarah Breck Davis1782 -
  6. Samuel Davis1784 -
  7. Gov. John Davis1787 - 1854
  8. Hannah Davis1789 -
  9. Eliza Davis1794 -
  10. Rebecca Davis1796 - 1796
Spouse and Children
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m. 28 Mar 1822
  1. John Chandler Bancroft Davis1822 - 1907
  2. George Henry Davis1824 -
  3. Gen. Hasbrouck Davis1827 - 1870
  4. Horace Davis1831 - 1916
  5. Andrew McFarland Davis1833 -
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Facts and Events
Name Gov. John Davis
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 13 Jan 1787 Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 28 Mar 1822 Prob. Worcester, MAto Elizabeth Bancroft
Death[2] 19 Apr 1854 Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Reference Number? Q880346?


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John Davis (January 13, 1787 – April 19, 1854) was an American lawyer, businessman and politician from Massachusetts. He spent 25 years in public service, serving in both houses of the United States Congress and for three non-consecutive years as Governor of Massachusetts. Because of his reputation for personal integrity he was known as "Honest John" Davis.

Born in Northborough, Massachusetts, Davis attended Yale College before studying law in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he established a successful law practice. He spent 10 years (1824–34) in the United States House of Representatives as a National Republican (later Whig), where he supported protectionist tariff legislation. He won election as Governor of Massachusetts in a three-way race in 1833 that was decided by the state legislature. After two terms he was elected to the United States Senate, where he served most of one term, resigning early in 1841 after he was once again elected governor.

His second term as governor was undistinguished, but he split with fellow Whig Daniel Webster over a variety of issues, and lost the 1843 election to Democrat Marcus Morton. He was reelected to the Senate in 1845, where he served until 1851. He opposed the Mexican–American War, and worked to prevent the extension of slavery to the territories, although he did not take a hard line on the matter, voting for most of the provisions of the Compromise of 1850. He retired from public service in 1853, and died the next year.

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References
  1. ↑ Howe, Gilman B. Vital records of Northborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1850. (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1901)
    27.

    Davis, John, s. Isaac and Anna, [born] Jan. 13, 1787.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Davis, Horace. Ancestry of John Davis, governor and U.S. Senator, and Eliza Bancroft, his wife, both of Worcester, Massachusetts. (San Francisco [California]: H. Davis, 1897)
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    Gov. John Davis of Worcester, s/o Isaac, b. Northbor 13 Jan 1787, d. Worcester 19 Apr 1854, m. 28 Mar 1822 Eliza Bancroft. 1823-1832 House of Representatives; 1833-4, 1840-1 Governor of Massachusetts; 1835, 1845, 1847 elected US Senator.
    [Title subject, author is his son]

  3.   John Davis (Massachusetts Governor), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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