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Davis, Isaac

patriot, was born in 1745. He was captain of the Acton minute-men, and led them against the British at Concord bridge. He died April 19, 1775, in Concord, Mass.

Davis, Isaac

lawyer, state senator, was born June 2, 1799, in Northborough, Mass. He was mayor of Worcester for three years, and for eleven years a member of the Massachusetts senate. He died April 1, 1883, in Worcester, Mass.

Davis, James

colonial printer, was born Oct. 21, 1721, in Virginia. He removed with his printing outfit to Newbern, N. C., in 1749, and established the first press in that state. He was the only printer in the province until 1764, and did nearly all the book and pamphlet printing prior to and during the revolution. He died in 1785 in Newbern, N. C.

Davis, James

jurist, poet, was born Jan. 28, 1815, in Gloucester, Mass. In 1877 he published a volume of his verse entitled Pleasant Water, a Song of the Sea and Shore. For thirty years he was a judge in his native city.

Davis, John

congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1839 to 1841.

Davis, John

lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born Jan. 25, 1761, in Plymouth, Mass.

He was some years in the state legislature; a member of the convention to adopt the federal constitution, and member of the state senate in 1795. He was appointed comptroller of the United States treasury in 1795; district attorney for Massachusetts in 1796, and was United States district judge from 1801 until his death.

He died Jan. 14, 1847, in Boston, Mass.

Davis, John

lawyer, jurist, governor, United States senator, was born Jan. 13, 1787, in Northborough, Mass. He was a representative in congress from 1825 to 1834; governor of Massachusetts during the years 1834 and 1835, and 1841 and 1842, and a senator in congress from 1835 to 1841, and again from 1845 to 1853. He died April 19, 1854, in Worcester, Mass. He was noted for his great philanthropy and kindness.

Davis, John G

congressman, was born Oct. 10, 1810, in Fleming county, Ky.

He was a representative from Indiana to the thirty-second, thirty-third and thirtyfifth congresses, and was re-elected to the thirty-sixth congress. He died Jan. 18, 1866, in Terre Haute, Ind.

Davis, John H

lawyer, was born Feb. 9, 1869, in Gaddiston, Ga. In 1892 he was admitted to the bar, and is attaining distinction as an able lawyer of Hiawassee, Ga. He has served as county administrator, and takes an active part in the public affairs of his county and state.

Davis, John J

lawyer, congressman, was born May 1, 1835, in Clarksburg, Va.

He was a member of the state legislature of Virginia in 1861, and of West Virginia in 1870. He was a presidential elector in 1864, and was one of the delegates from the state at large to the national democratic convention at New York in 1868. He was elected to the forty-second and forty-third congresses as a democrat.

Davis, John Lee

naval officer, was born Sept. 3, 1825, in Carlisle, Ind. He entered the United States service as a midshipman in 1841; was commissioned lieutenant-commander in 1862, and in 1863 sank the blockade running steamer Georgina. He died Sept. 3, 1889, in Washington, D. C.

Davis, John Woodbridge

civil engineer, author, was born Aug. 19, 1854, in New York city. He is a civil engineer who, besides contributing much to engineering journals, has published Formulæ for the Calculation of Railroad Earth Work and Average Haul, which speedily came into use as a text-book.