Addison James

Addison James Davis (* February 27, 1850 in Morgantown, Butler County, Kentucky, † June 10, 1947 in Penrod, Kentucky ) was an American politician. Between 1907 and 1909 he represented the state of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Addison James attended the public schools of his home. Then he studied until 1873 at the University of Louisville medicine. In this field, he was also professionally active. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party. In 1890 he was a member of a meeting on the revision of the Constitution of Kentucky. Between 1891 and 1893 he was a delegate in the House of Representatives from Kentucky. At the World Exhibition in Chicago, he represented between 1892 and 1893 his home state. 1895 James was sitting in the Senate from Kentucky. After that, he was 1897-1905 U.S. Marshal for his state.

In the congressional elections of 1906, James was in the third electoral district of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeded the Democrat James M. Richardson on March 4, 1907. Since he lost at the next elections against Robert Y. Thomas, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1909. After his time in the U.S. House of Representatives James resumed the practice of physicians. He died on June 10, 1947 at the age of 97 years in Penrod. His grandson, John A. Whitaker was also a congressman.