Cushman Davis

Cushman Davis
Cushman Davis
7^th Governor of Minnesota
In office January 7, 1874 – January 7, 1876
Lieutenant(s)	Alphonso Barto
Preceded by	Horace Austin
Succeeded by	John S. Pillsbury

Born	June 16, 1838 Henderson, New York
Died	November 27, 1900 St. Paul, Minnesota
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Laura Bowman (1st), Anna Malcom Agnew Fox (2nd)
Profession	lawyer, soldier

Cushman Kellogg Davis (June 16, 1838 – November 27, 1900) was an American politician who served as the 7th Governor of Minnesota from January 7, 1874 to January 7, 1876 and as a U.S. Senator from March 4, 1887 until his death. Senator Davis served in the peace treaty talks that ended the Spanish-American War. He was a Republican.

He was born in Henderson, New York, and went to Wisconsin Territory with his parents before he was a year old. He went to school at Carroll College, and then the University of Michigan, graduating in 1857. Admitted to the bar in 1860, he soon after found himself serving in the American Civil War in the 28th Wisconsin Infantry, serving first as a lieutenant in charge of Company B of this volunteer regiment. He was in action in the western campaigns, then in 1864 as an aide to General Willis A. Gorman.

His political career began with a term in the state house, in 1867. He died in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Preceded by Horace Austin	7th Governor of Minnesota 1874 – 1876	Succeeded by John S. Pillsbury
Preceded by Samuel J. R. McMillan	United States Senator (Class 1) from Minnesota 1887 – 1900 Served alongside: Dwight M. Sabin, William D. Washburn Knute Nelson	Succeeded by Charles A. Towne