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Davenport, Francis M

lawyer, was born May 1, 1840, in Gallia county, Ohio. He received his education at the Iowa Wesleyan university, from which he graduated in 1864; and subsequently graduated from the law department of the Michigan university. For twenty years he practiced law in Oskaloosa, Iowa; and since 1889 in Carroll, Iowa. He has been city attorney of Oskaloosa; county attorney of Carroll county; and has attained distinction as an astute lawyer of national reputation.

DAVENPORT, FRANKLIN, soldier, jurist, congressman, was born in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a revolutionary soldier; a judge; and was a senator in congress from New Jersey from 1798 to 1799. He was a representative in congress from 1799 to 1801.

DAVENPORT, HENRY GEORGE BRY- ANT, actor, was born Jan. 19, 1866, in New York city. He has played at the Walnut street theater, Philadelphia, as Hendrick, with Joseph Jefferson in the comedy of Rip Van Winkle, and in 1879 he appeared at Wallack's theater, New York, as Sir Joseph Porter in the juvenile Pinafore troupe.