Legislator Details


Dr. Lewis C. Davis
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Number of sessions served 1
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Gender: Male
Age at election: 52

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 1/1/1832
City: Amsterdam, NY
County: Montgomery County, NY
Country: US
 
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Marital Information:
married M. Adeline Day, dau. of Abner and Mary A. Day. She died 8/18/1875 in Vassar, MI;children: Fennemore [b.1866], Selwyn D. and Lewis A.; married May E. Jennings, 7/8/1879 in Midland, MI;

Number of Children: 3

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Occupation: farmer, physician
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
studied medicine in the University of Michigan; graduated from the University of Louisiana, then known as the New Orleans Medical College.

Biographical Sketch:
He first came to Michigan in 1848, moving to Tuscola County in 1864, where he practiced medicine. In March, 1882, he associated himself with Dr. Thomas Allen Cullis. Dr. Davis served as town clerk of Vassar, 1872-74, health officer school inspector and village trustee. In politics he was a Fusionist, backed by the Democaratic and Greenback parties.

Notable Facts:
Exact date of birth not known. Having been in the south at the outbreak of the rebellion, he was conscripted into the confederate army, but soon made his escape and took the oath of allegiance to the United States.

Sessions Served:

Thirty-Third Legislature, 1885-1886
Chamber: Senate
Party: Other
Committees Served On: Education and Public Schools , State House of Correction, Cities and Villages , Public Health , Immigration
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County of Residence Tuscola
District: 30
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Date Elected: 11/4/1884
Date Sworn In: 1/7/1885
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Unknown
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Bibliography:

PAGE(T) p.43, 56; MIBiog 1:228; MIMar 1868-1925;
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