Thomas Beall Davis

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Thomas Beall Davis (April 25, 1828-November 26, 1911), of Keyser, West Virginia, was an American politician.

Davis was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the brother of Henry Gassaway Davis.

  • Member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1876-1907
  • West Virginia house of delegates from Mineral County, 1899-1900
  • U.S. Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1905-07

He died in Keyser and was buried at Maplewood Cemetery in Elkins. The town of Thomas, West Virginia is named for him.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, West Virginia: The Place Name Press, p.624. 
Preceded by
Alston G. Dayton		 U.S. Representative of West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District
1905–1907		 Succeeded by
George Sturgiss
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