Thomas Clayton Davis

Thomas Clayton Davis (September 6, 1889 – January 21, 1960[1]) was a lawyer, judge, diplomat and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Prince Albert in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1925 to 1939 as a Liberal.

Thomas Clayton Davis
Davis in 1944.
Personal details
Born(1889-09-06)September 6, 1889
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
DiedJanuary 21, 1960(1960-01-21) (aged 70)

He was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (then a district of the Northwest Territories), the son of Thomas Osborne Davis, and was educated there and at St. John's College and Osgoode Hall. Davis then practised law in Prince Albert and later served two terms as alderman for the city; he was mayor from 1921 to 1924. Davis served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Municipal Affairs and as Attorney General. He helped convince William Lyon Mackenzie King to create Prince Albert National Park, which was opened in 1928. In 1929, Davis defeated John Diefenbaker to retain his seat in the provincial assembly. He resigned his seat in the provincial assembly in 1939 to become a judge in the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. Davis' judicial career ended in 1940 when he was named federal Deputy Minister of War Services;[1] however, he did not resign from the Court of Appeal until 1948.[2] He was named Canadian High Commissioner to Australia in 1943 and went on to serve as ambassador to China, Japan and West Germany. Davis retired from diplomatic service in 1957, moving to Victoria.[1]

References
  1. Quiring, Brett. Davis, Thomas Clayton (1889–1960). University of Regina. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  2. "The Honourable Thomas Clayton Davis". Courts of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 27 December 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2012.



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