Westmoreland Davis

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Westmoreland Davis

Westmoreland Davis Born: 21-Aug-1859
Birthplace: Atlantic Ocean
Died: 7-Sep-1942
Location of death: Baltimore, MD [1]
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Morven Park, Leesburg, VA

Gender: Male
Religion: Anglican/Episcopalian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Governor of Virginia, 1918-22

[1] Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.

Father: Thomas Gordon Davis (plantation owner, b. 1828, d. 1860)
Mother: Annie Lewis Morriss (d. 1921)
Wife: Marguerite Grace Inman (m. 1892, until his death, d. 13-Jul-1963, no children)

High School: Virginia Military Institute (1877)
University: University of Virginia (1883)
Law School: LLB, Columbia Law School (1886)
Administrator: Board of Visitors, Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Virginia State Farmers Institute President (1941-42)
Virginia State Farmers Institute President (1923-24)
Governor of Virginia (1918-22)
Virginia State Farmers Institute President (1908-15)
Loudoun Hunt Club
Masters of Foxhounds Association of America
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Virginia State Fair Association President

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