Deane C. Davis

Deane Chandler Davis ( born November 7, 1900 in Barre, Washington County, Vermont; † December 8, 1990 in Montpelier, Vermont ) was an American politician and 1969-1973 Governor of the State of Vermont.

Early years and business promotion

Deane Davis attended Spaulding High School until 1918. After a subsequent law degree from Boston University, he was admitted to the bar in 1922. After that he began in his hometown of Barre to work in this profession. Davis was then a member of the city council. Between 1924 and 1926 he also worked as a lawyer for this city. From 1931 to 1936 he was a judge in a court ( Superior Court ) in Vermont. After that, he was until 1940 a partner of the well-known law firm Wilson, Carver, Davis and Keyser. All four partners should do in the future political and legal career in Vermont. Deane Davis and Stanley C. Wilson were governors of Vermont, Carver became Minister of Justice of that State and Keyser Supreme Court Justice of Vermont. Since 1940, he also worked for the National Life Insurance Company. In company he brought it to 1968 as Chief Executive Officer. Davis was also on the board of other companies and societies and was regarded as a successful businessman.

Governor of Vermont

By 1968, Davis had except his time on the city council of Barre exercised no political offices. Due to his legal and business career he had built a good reputation in Vermont. Although he was also due to his age, first as an outsider, he was able to prevail in the primaries of the Republican Party against James L. Oakes, the Attorney General of Vermont. The actual elections, he then won against Lieutenant Governor John Daley, the candidate of the Democratic Party.

Deane Davis took up his new post on January 9, 1969. After a re-election in 1970, he could remain in office until January 4, 1973. As Governor, he sat against considerable resistance by a VAT, with the help of the budget deficit should be reduced. During his reign, some laws to improve the environmental and water protection have been adopted. In addition, Governor Davis operated a management reform of the state authorities.

Further CV

After the end of his governorship Davis was a member of numerous organizations and associations. He was, among other things, between 1973 and 1975, President of the Cooperative Health Information Center. He belonged to the Civil Defence (Civil Defense Advisory Council ), was a member of the American Judicature Society and chairman of Vermont Morgan Horse Association. Deane Davis died in December 1990 at the age of 90 years. He was married twice and had four children.