John M. Davy

John Madison Davy ( born June 29, 1835 in Ottawa, Canada, † April 21, 1909 in Atlantic City, New Jersey ) was an American politician. Between 1875 and 1877 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Even in his year of birth 1835 John Davy came with his parents to Rochester in New York State. He attended the public schools of his new home and the Monroe Academy in East Henrietta. In the years 1862 and 1863 he took part in an infantry unit in the Civil War for some time as a first lieutenant. After studying law and his 1863 was admitted as a lawyer, he started working in Rochester in this profession. Between 1868 and 1872 he served as district attorney in the local Monroe County; 1872 to 1875 he was head of the customs authority at the port of Genesee.

Politically, Davy joined the Republican Party. In the congressional elections of 1874 he was in the 30th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of George Gilbert Hoskins on March 4, 1875. Since he has not been confirmed in 1876, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1877.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives John Davy first practiced as a lawyer again. Between 1889 and 1905 he was a judge of the Supreme Court of New York. After that he worked as a lawyer again. He died on April 21, 1909 in Atlantic City and was buried in Rochester.