David J. Davis

David J. Davis (1870–1942) was the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1923 to 1927.

Davis grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the military in 1894 and was appointed as a first lieutenant during the Spanish–American War. He entered World War I as a lieutenant colonel and rose to prominence by serving on the staff of General John J. Pershing. After the war, he became one of the original directors of the American Legion. Following his service as lieutenant governor, Davis served for twenty years as the solicitor of Scranton and, from 1932 through 1935, he was the commander of the Pennsylvania National Guard.

Lieutenant Governors and Vice-Presidents of Pennsylvania Vice-Presidents (1777–1790) Bryan M. Smith Moore Potter Ewing Irvine Biddle Muhlenberg Redick Ross Lieutenants Governors (since 1875) Latta Stone Black Davies Watres Lyon Gobin Brown Murphy Reynolds McClain Beidleman D. Davis James Shannon Kennedy Lewis Bell Strickler Wood Furman J. Davis Shafer Broderick Kline Scranton Singel Schweiker Jubelirer Knoll Scarnati Cawley Stack