Henry Davie (New York politician)

Henry Davie (August 3, 1833 – October 12, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

Davie was born on August 3, 1833, in Delhi, New York.[1]

Davie attended Delaware Academy. He studied law under Judge William Murphy and was admitted to the bar in 1869. He then practiced law in the village of Delhi and formed a partnership with his brother-in-law Judge Daniel T. Arbuckle.[2] The partnership lasted from 1872 until Arbuckle's death in 1894. He was also a director of the Delaware National Bank.[3]

Davie was justice of the peace from 1860 to 1865 and postmaster from 1887 to 1890. In 1890, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing Delaware County. He served in the Assembly in 1891.[1] He was initially a Republican until 1872, when he supported the Horace Greeley campaign and became a Democrat.

Davie was a board member of the Delhi First Presbyterian Church, a member of the local board of education, and a trustee of the Delaware Academy. In 1870, he married Susan F. Peters of Bloomville. They had an adopted daughter, Ida.[2]

Davie died at home on October 12, 1908.[3] He was buried in Woodland Cemetery.[2]

References
  1. McBride, Alexander, ed. (1891). The Evening Journal Almanac, 1891. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co. p. 158 – via Internet Archive.
  2. "Hon. Henry Davie". The Delaware Gazette. Vol. 90, no. 9. Delhi, N.Y. 21 October 1908. p. 3 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.
  3. "Hon. Henry Davie Dead". The Hobart Independent. Vol. XXIV, no. 26. Hobart, N.Y. 17 October 1908. p. 10 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.


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