Thomas Terry Davis

Thomas Terry Davis ( * in Kentucky, † November 15, 1807 in Jeffersonville, Indiana ) was an American politician. Between 1797 and 1803 he represented the state of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

The exact date of birth and the birthplace of Thomas Davis are unknown. After studying law and his 1789 was admitted as a lawyer, he began to practice in this profession. Then he became the first prosecutor in the territory that became the state of Kentucky. Politically, Davis joined, founded by Thomas Jefferson Democratic- Republican Party. Between 1795 and 1797 he was a delegate in the House of Representatives from Kentucky.

In the congressional elections of 1796 Davis was elected in the first district of Kentucky to what was then still in Philadelphia meets on U.S. House of Representatives. There he entered on March 4, 1797, the successor of Alexander D. Orr. After two re- election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1803 three legislative periods. During this period, the seat of government to Washington DC was laid. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives was Davis judge in Indiana Territory. Between 1806 and 1807, he was in this field judge at the Court of Chancery ( Chancellor ). Thomas Davis died on November 15, 1807 in Jeffersonville.

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