Noah Davis

Noah Davis ( born September 10, 1818 in Haverhill, New Hampshire, † March 20, 1902 in New York City ) was an American politician. Between 1869 and 1870 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Noah Davis was born about three years after the end of the British - American War in Grafton County. The family moved to Albion in 1825. He attended community schools and Lima Seminary in Buffalo. Then he studied law in Lewiston. After receiving his license to practice law, he began to practice in Gainesville and Buffalo. In February 1844, he returned to Albion, where he continued his activities as a lawyer until May 1858. He was in 1857 appointed a judge of the New York Supreme Court for the 8th Judicial District and later elected twice - a post he held until 1868. He then practiced as a lawyer again. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party.

In the congressional elections of 1868 for the 41st Congress Davis was the 28th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Lewis Selye on March 4, 1869. However, he stood before the end of his term of office on 15 July 1870 by his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives back.

President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York - a post which he held from 20 July 1870 until his resignation on 31 December 1872. At that time he was elected judge of the New York Supreme Court. He held the post until 1887. Afterwards, he went to New York City back to his work as a lawyer after. He also sat in the Council of the University of the City of New York (now New York University). He died on March 20, 1902 in New York City. His body was then buried at Mount Albion Cemetery in Albion.