Richard D. Davis

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Richard D. Davis
Chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims
In office 1843–1845
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1845
Preceded by	Charles Johnston
Succeeded by	William W. Woodworth
Constituency	5th district (1841–43) 8th district (1843–45)
Personal details
Born	Richard David Davis 1799 (1799) Stillwater, New York, U.S.
Died	June 17, 1871(1871-06-17) (aged 71–72) Waterford, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Yale College

Richard David Davis (1799 – June 17, 1871) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1841 to 1845.

Biography

Born at Stillwater, New York, Davis graduated from Yale College in 1818. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1821 and commenced practice in Poughkeepsie.

Tenure in Congress

Davis was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1845). He served as chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Twenty-eighth Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1844. Withdrew from political and professional life.

Later career and death

He engaged in agricultural pursuits in Waterford, New York, where he died on June 17, 1871. He was interred in Waterford Rural Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "Richard D. Davis (id: D000128)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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