Frank W. Davis
Frank W. Davis (August 24, 1936 – September 9, 2018) was an American politician and lawyer based in Oklahoma. Born in Ada, Oklahoma, he was a graduate of the Oklahoma University School of Law. A member of the Republican party, he had served as in the Oklahoma House of Representatives for 26 years, from 1978 to 2004.
He was raised on a farm between Francis and Ada, Oklahoma, in Pontotoc County. Davis began his legal studies at the University of Illinois College of Law and transferred to the University of Oklahoma College of Law, graduating in 1959. He then served as acting postmaster of Ada, and worked for attorney Denny Faulkenburg before assuming the post of Logan County attorney in 1961. Davis began his private practice in 1965, and continued working as a lawyer while he sat on the Oklahoma House of Representatives, where he served as a Republican between 1978 and 2004. Upon leaving the state legislature, Davis focused on his legal practice in Guthrie, Oklahoma.[1][2] Davis was still practicing law at the time of his death.[3]
References
- ^ Buettner, Joe (September 10, 2018). "Former State Rep. Frank Davis dies at age 82". KOKH-TV. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- ^ Davis, Frank (September 17, 2008). "Transcript of interview with Frank Davis" (Interview). Interviewed by Karen Kalnins. Guthrie, Oklahoma: Oklahoma City University Law Library. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- ^ ""Civic leader, former state representative Frank Davis dies at 82." Guthrie News Page. September 10, 2018. Accessed September 15, 2018
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