John Davis

Biography of John Davis

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Davis
• First Name: John
• Date of Birth: September , 16 , 1851
• Place of Birth (POB): Newton , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
• Date of Death: May , 5 , 1902
• Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

John Davis Court Service Information

• Court Name: Court of Claims
• Court Type: Court of Claims
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Chester A. Arthur ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/15/1885
• Seat vacated by: Richardson , William A.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/15/1885
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 01/20/1885
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/20/1885
• Commission Date: 01/20/1885
• Date of Termination: 05/05/1902
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

John Davis in the Law School

• Name of School: Heidelberg University, Germany

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Frederick William University (now Humboldt University of Berlin)

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Paris

Fourth Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1874

John Davis Career Path

Employment:

• Clerk, U.S. Department of State, 1870-1872
• Private secretary, U.S. Agent J. C. Bancroft Davis, Joint High Commission, Geneva, Switzerland, 1872
• Private secretary, Secretary of State Hamilton Fish, 1872-1873
• Clerk, Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims, 1874
• Private practice, New York City and Washington, D.C., 1874-1881
• Assistant counsel of the United States, French-American Claims Commission, 1881-1882
• First assistant and acting secretary of state, 1882-1885

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Biography of John Davis

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Davis
• First Name: John
• Date of Birth: January , 25 , 1761
• Place of Birth (POB): Plymouth , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
• Date of Death: January , 14 , 1847
• Place of Death (POD): Boston , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

John Davis Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of Massachusetts
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: John Adams ( Federalist )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/18/1801
• Seat vacated by: Lowell , John
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/20/1801
• Commission Date: 02/20/1801
• Date of Termination: 07/10/1841
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

John Davis in the Law School

• Name of School: Harvard College
• Law Degree Year: 1781

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1786

John Davis Career Path

Employment:

• Delegate, Massachusetts convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution, 1788
• State representative, Massachusetts
• State senator, Massachusetts, 1795
• Comptroller, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1795-1796
• U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts, 1796-1801

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