Legislator Details


Bayard Gillette Davis
AKA:
Number of sessions served 2
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 54

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 2/17/1868
City: Aurelius Township, MI
County: Ingham County, MI
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 12/27/1963
City: Plainwell, MI
County: Allegan County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date:
City: Kalamazoo, MI
County: Kalamazoo County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Mount Ever Rest Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Elizabeth Marlin 5/26/1894 in Chicago; married Estella Hornsby; children: 5, Bayard G. [1921-1933], and 4 others

Number of Children: 5

Background

Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: teacher, general superintendent, farmer, salesman
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
Eaton Rapids high school; State Normal College in Ypsilanti

Biographical Sketch:
English and Irish ancestry. Son of Barney and Theresa (Langdon) Davis. He taught for 4 years in Jackson County; moved to Chicago and worked for the Anchor Line Transportation company for 17 years, last 10 years as general superintendent; 1908 resigned and bought a farm in Lawton, MI. He was vice-president of the Wolverine Fruit Association, of Paw Paw. He served as chairman of the county committee, and for 10 years was one of the speakers for the state central committee.

Notable Facts:
Manual gives birth year as 1868; obit says he would have been 100 years old the year of his death, 1963. Ages in early censuses jibe with 1868.

Sessions Served:

Fifty-First Legislature, 1921-1922
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Banks and Corporations , Finance and Appropriations , Labor , Taxation
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Lawton
County of Residence Van Buren
District: 8
District Description: Comprising the counties of Allegan and Van Buren

Date Elected: 11/2/1920
Date Sworn In: 1/5/1921
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Labor
Fiftieth Legislature, 1919-1920
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Agriculture , Banks and Corporations , Printing , State Affairs , University
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Lawton
County of Residence Van Buren
District: 8
District Description: Comprising the counties of Allegan and Van Buren

Date Elected: 11/5/1918
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1919
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Printing

Bibliography:

PolGryd; MIDeaths and BurInd 1867-1995; Manual 1919 p.801; 1964 HJ p.128, HR20; USCen 1870, 1880, 1910, 1930; Find-a-Grave.com, includes obit.; SocSecAppl&ClaimsInd 1936-2007
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