John W. Davis AKA John William Davis Born: 13-Apr-1873 Birthplace: Clarksburg, WV Died: 24-Mar-1955 Location of death: Charleston, SC Cause of death: Pneumonia Remains: Buried, Locust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, NY
Gender: Male Religion: Presbyterian Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Attorney, Politician Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States Executive summary: US Solicitor General, 1913-18 Former personal attorney for J. Pierpont Morgan.
Democratic candidate for the presidency in 1924, losing to Calvin Coolidge. Father: John James Davis (US Congressman, b. 1835, d. 1916) Mother: Anna Kennedy (b. 1841, d. 1917) Sister: (five sisters) Wife: Julia T. McDonald (m. 20-Jun-1899, d. 17-Aug-1900, one daughter) Daughter: Julia Davis Adams (author, b. 1900, d. 1993) Wife: Ellen G. Bassel ("Nell", m. 2-Jan-1912, d. 1943)
High School: Pantops Academy, Charlottesville, VA (1889) University: BA Latin, Washington and Lee University (1892) Law School: LLB, Washington and Lee University (1895) Professor: Law, Washington and Lee University (1896-97)
Stetson, Jennings & Russell Partner (1921-)
US Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1918-21) US Solicitor General (1913-18) US Congressman, West Virginia 1st (1911-13) West Virginia State House of Delegates (1899-1903) Member of the Board of AT&T
American Bar Association President (1922) Association of the Bar of the City of New York President (1931) Council on Foreign Relations Founding President Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks Freemasonry Pilgrims Society Phi Beta Kappa Society Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity Rockefeller Foundation Trustee (1922-39) West Virginia State Bar President (1906)
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