William Morris Davis (congressman)
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William Morris Davis (August 16, 1815–August 5, 1891) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
[edit] Early life
William Morris Davis was born in Keene Valley, New York. He moved to Pennsylvania and became a sugar refiner in Philadelphia. Davis was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh Congress. He died in Keene Valley in 1891. Interment in Friends Fair Hill Burial Ground in Germantown, Pennsylvania.
[edit] Sources
- William Morris Davis (congressman) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The Political Graveyard
| Preceded by John Wood |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district 1861-1863 |
Succeeded by Martin R. Thayer |
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