George R. Davis
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George Royal Davis (January 3, 1840 - November 25, 1899) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born in Palmer, Massachusetts, Davis completed classical studies at Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Massachusetts, and was graduated in 1860. Afterwards he studied law. He entered the Union Army in July 1862 and served as captain in the Eighth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and as major in the Third Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteer Cavalry. He engaged in manufacturing, the insurance business, and as financial agent at Chicago, Illinois. He served as member of the State militia and senior colonel of the First Regiment, Illinois National Guard.
Davis was elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth, Forty-seventh, and Forty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1879-March 3, 1885). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1884, but resumed his former business pursuits. He served as treasurer of Cook County, Illinois from 1886 to 1890. He served as director general of the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893. He died in Chicago, and was interred in Rosehill Cemetery.
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| Preceded by Carter H. Harrison |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 2nd congressional district 1879-1883 |
Succeeded by John F. Finerty |
| Preceded by Charles B. Farwell |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 3rd congressional district 1883-1885 |
Succeeded by James H. Ward |
