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William Morris Davis (congressman)

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William M. Davis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863
Preceded byJohn Wood
Succeeded byMartin Russell Thayer
Personal details
Born(1815-08-16)August 16, 1815
Keene, New York
DiedAugust 5, 1891(1891-08-05) (aged 75)
Keene, New York
Political partyRepublican

William Morris Davis (August 16, 1815 – August 5, 1891), was an abolitionist, author and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Among his friends were the New York sculptor Henry Kirke Brown, and the lock inventor Linus Yale.[1]

Biography

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William Morris Davis was born in Keene, New York. He moved to Pennsylvania and became a sugar refiner in Philadelphia. Davis was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh Congress. He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1883.[2]

He died in Keene Valley in 1891. Interment in Friends Fair Hill Burial Ground in Germantown, Philadelphia.

Works

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  • Nimrod of the Sea or The American Whaleman – AOSTON (Harper & Bros., New York 1874)[3]

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "William Morris Davis (id: D000143)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The Political Graveyard

Bibliography

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  • William Morris Davis (1815–1891) : the story of a nineteenth century American – Arthur M. Johnson (Washington DC, 1951)

References

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  1. ^ Linus Yale papers collection, Scope and Contents, 40" (8 boxes) Dates: 1821, 1844-1873
  2. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  3. ^ Nimrod of the Sea
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district

1861–1863
Succeeded by