John Davis (Massachusetts governor)

John Davis ( born January 13, 1787 Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, † April 19, 1854 in Worcester, Massachusetts ) was an American politician and 1834-1843 twice governor of the state of Massachusetts. He also represented his country in both chambers of Congress.

Early years

John Davis visited the Leicester Academy and then studied until 1812 at Yale University. After a subsequent law studies and his 1815 was admitted to the Bar in Worcester, he began to work as a lawyer.

Political Rise and Governor of Massachusetts

Between 4 March 1825 and the January 14, 1834 Davis represented his state as a deputy in the U.S. House of Representatives. During this time he became a member of the newly formed Whig Party. After he was elected in 1833 as the new governor of Massachusetts, he resigned his seat in Congress. He took up his new post on January 2, 1834 and was elected in the same year a second term. During his tenure, the roads were developed in Massachusetts further promoted the industry and prepared a reform of the constitution.

Davis in the U.S. Senate

After John Davis was elected as the successor to Nathaniel Silsbee in the U.S. Senate, he resigned as governor. This post took Lieutenant Governor Samuel Armstrong. Between March 4, 1835 and January 5, 1841 Davis remained a member of that body; there he was, among others, Chairman of the Trade Committee. After he was elected again as governor of his state on 9 November 1840 he resigned from his position as a U.S. Senator down on 5 January 1841. Between January 7, 1841 and the January 17, 1843 Davis graduated two relatively uneventful terms as governor of Massachusetts. After the death of U.S. Senator Isaac C. Bates, who had in 1841 assumed office of Davis, Davis was re-elected as his successor in the Senate. After a re-election he was able to exercise this mandate between 24 March 1845 to 3 March 1853. In 1852 he abandoned a reelection.

Further CV

After the end of his service in Washington DC Davis retired from politics. He died in April 1854., With his wife Eliza Bancroft he had five children, including his son Horace ( 1831-1916 ), the Congressman for California was.