Henry L. Davis
Richard Henry Lee Davis (October 3, 1868 - September 18, 1948) was a Democratic Mississippi state legislator in the early 20th century.
Henry L. Davis | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 32nd district | |
| In office January 1940 – January 1944 | |
| In office January 1928 – January 1932 | |
| In office January 1920 – January 1924 | |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Lafayette County district | |
| In office January 1926 – January 1928 | |
| In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 3, 1868 Dallon, Mississippi |
| Died | September 18, 1948 (aged 79) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democrat |
Biography
Richard Henry Lee Davis was born on October 3, 1868, in Dallon, Lafayette County, Mississippi.[1][2][3] He was the son of Aaron Davis and Dincilla (Bailey) Davis.[2][3] Davis attended the schools of Lafayette County.[2][3] Starting in 1908, he was a member of the Board of Supervisors of Lafayette County, Mississippi, and he also was a mayor of Tula, Mississippi, his town of residence.[2][3][4] In 1915, he was elected to represent Lafayette County as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives and served from 1916 to 1920.[2][3][1] In 1919, he was elected to represent Mississippi's 32nd senatorial district in the Mississippi Senate from 1920 to 1924.[1][3] He served in the House again from 1924 to 1926.[1] He then served in the Senate in the same district as before from 1928 to 1932.[1] Finally, he served in the Senate again from 1940 to 1944.[5] He died on September 18, 1948, in his home in Oxford, Mississippi.[4]
References
- Mississippi. Legislature (January 1, 1928). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1928]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
- Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- Rowland, Dunbar (1923). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- "Clipped From Clarion-Ledger". Clarion-Ledger. September 19, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- Mississippi. Legislature (January 1, 1940). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1940]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.