John Davis (Pennsylvania)

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John Davis (August 7, 1788–April 1, 1878) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

John Davis was born in Solebury Township, Pennsylvania. He moved to Maryland and settled on a farm at Rock Creek Meeting House in 1795. He returned to Pennsylvania in 1812 and settled in what is now Davisville, Pennsylvania. He engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits. He served as a served as captain in the War of 1812. He rose to the rank of major general of militia.

Davis was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1840 to the Twenty-seventh Congress. He was appointed surveyor of the port of Philadelphia by President James K. Polk and served from 1845 to 1849. He resumed his former business activities and died in Davisville in 1878. Interment in Davisville Baptist Church Cemetery in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

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Preceded by Mathias Morris	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district 1839 - 1941	Succeeded by Robert Ramsey