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Davis, Joseph John

lawyer, congressman, was born April 13, 1828, in Franklin county, N. C. He was elected to the state legislature in 1866, and was elected a representative from North Carolina to the forty-fourth congress, and was re-elected to the forty-fifth and fortysixth congresses as a democrat.

Davis, Joseph Slocum

lawyer, jurist, was born Nov. 21, 1812, in Pickaway county, Ohio. He settled in Mount Vernon, and there practiced his profession in connection with Columbus Delano. He was twice elected judge, and held other offices, both national and local. He died Dec. 21, 1884, in Mount Vernon, Ohio.

Davis, Lemuel Clarke

journalist, author, was born Sept. 25, 1835, near Sandusky, Ohio. He is a Philadelphia journalist, editor of The Inquirer, and author of The Stranded Ship, a Story of Sea and Shore.

Davis, Lowndes H

lawyer, congressman, was born Dec. 14, 1836, in Jackson, Mo. He was state's attorney for the tenth judicial circuit of Missouri from 1868 to 1872; was a presidential elector in 1872, and was a member of the state constitutional convention of 1875. He was elected a member of the state house of representatives in 1876, and was elected a repre- 'sentative from Missouri to the fortysixth, forty-seventh and forty-eighth congresses as a democrat.

Davis, Mrs. Mary Evelyn

journalist, author, was born in 1852 in Alabama.

She is a prominent writer of New Orleans, on the editorial staff of the Picayune, and the author of Minding the Gap, and Other Poems; In War Times at La Rose Blanche, sketches for young people; Under the Man-Fig, a novel; and An Elephant's Track and Other Stories.

Davis, Matthew L

journalist, author, was born in 1766 in New York. He was a Washington journalist who published a Life of Aaron Burr. He died June 2, 1850, in Manhattanville, N. Y.

Davis, Minnie S

lecturer, was born March 25, 1835, in Baltimore, Md. For many years she was assistant editor of the Ladies' Repository of Boston, Mass. She has lectured upon the Philosophy of Mental Healing and since 1885 has been devoted to the work of healing and teaching mental science and healing, at Hartford, Conn., with great success.

Davis, Nathan Smith

physician, author, was born Jan. 9, 1817, in Greene, N. Y. He is a Chicago physician, dean of the Northwestern university, whose principal writings include Lectures on Various Important Diseases; Principles and Practice of Medicine; Verdict of Science Concerning the Effects of Alcohol on Man; and Medical Education and Reform.

Davis, Nelson Henry

soldier, was born Sept. 20, 1821, in Oxford, Mass. He served in the war with Mexico, and received the brevet of brigadier-general for his services in the civil war. He was retired in 1885 as brigadier-general. He died May 15, 1890, on Governor's Island, N. Y.

Davis, Noah

lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Sept. 10, 1818, in Haverhill, N. H. He was a justice of the supreme court of the state from 1857 to 1868. He was elected a representative from New York to the forty-first and forty-second congresses, but resigned to become United States attorney for the district of New York. In 1873 he was again elected judge of the supreme court.

Davis, Noah Knowles

educator, author, was born May 15, 1830, in Philadelphia, Pa. He is a professor of moral science in the university of Virginia, and the author of The Theory of Thought, a Treatise on Deductive Logic; the Elements of Inductive Logic; and the Elements of Deductive Logic.

Davis, Ozora Stearns

educator, clergyman, author, was born July 30, 1866, in Wheelock, Vt. He received a thorough education, and has the degrees of A. B., A. M. and Ph. D. For several years he was principal of graded schools of White River Junction, Vt., and is now pastor of the First Congregational church of Springfield, Vt. He is the author of Dartmouth Lyrics; A Vocabulary of New Testament Words; John Robinson; and other works.