George R. Davis (New York)

Infobox State Representative
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name = George R. Davis
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state_assembly = New York
district = Rensselaer County
term_start = 1818
term_end = 1819
1830 – 1831
1842 – 1843
preceded =
succeeded =
speaker = 40^th & 49^th
state_assembly = New York
term_start2 = January 4, 1831
term_end2 = December 31, 1831
January 3, 1843 – December 31, 1843
predecessor2 = Erastus Root
Levi S. Chatfield
successor2 = Charles L. Livingston
Elisha Litchfield
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birthname = George Rex Davis
nationality = American
party = Democratic
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relations = Mary and Caroline Patchen (granddaughters)
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residence = Hoosick Falls, New York, USA
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occupation = Judge, politician
profession = Law
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allegiance = United States of America
branch = Militia
serviceyears = 1814
rank = General
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commands = 128 members of the New York Militia
battles = Battle of Plattsburgh (did not reach battle in time)
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George Rex Davis was an American lawyer and politician.

Early life

About 1799, he moved to Hoosick Falls, New York, and opened a tailor shop there. Later he studied law, and was admitted to the bar about 1810, and commenced practice there.

Career

Military career

In 1814, one hundred and twenty-eight volunteers under George R. Davis joined the State Militia, and all marched from Troy to Plattsburgh, but the Battle of Plattsburgh had been fought before they reached there.

Political career

When he became a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Rensselaer County in 1829, he moved to the county seat Troy.

In 1830, under the provisions of the Safety Fund Law, he was appointed Bank Commissioner.

He was a member from Rensselaer County, New York of the New York State Assembly, and was Speaker in 1831 and 1843.

Death

He died drowning. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=RENSSELAER COUNTY | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.courts.state.ny.us/history/elecbook/chester/courts_and_lawyers_pgs1060-1073.htm | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-09-23 | language = ] His granddaughters Mary and Caroline Patchen, aged 23 and 20, also died drowning, in a shipwreck on Lake Erie in June 1868. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=The disaster on Lake Erie- Two Troy young ladies amongst the lost | date=June 22 1868 | publisher= | url =http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9E07E5DA1230EE34BC4B51DFB0668383679FDE&oref=slogin | work =New York Times | pages = | accessdate = 2008-09-23 | language = ]

References

External links

* [http://www.politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis4.html Brief biography] Political Graveyard
* [http://morrisonspensions.org/bradtgarret.htm Mention] Morrison's Pensions
* [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/ren-hoosick-ny.htm Mention] History of Hoosick NY
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=Gm04AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA366&vq=davis&dq=The+History+of+Political+Parties&hl=pt-BR&output=html John Stilwell Jenkins: "History of Political Parties in the State of New-York" (Alden & Markham, Auburn NY, 1846)] Google Books