John Davis (January 25, 1761 – January 14, 1847) was a delegate to the Massachusetts convention to ratify the United States Constitution, Comptroller for the United States Department of the Treasury, United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts | |
| In office February 20, 1801 – July 10, 1841 | |
| Appointed by | John Adams |
| Preceded by | John Lowell |
| Succeeded by | Peleg Sprague |
| United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | |
| In office 1796–1801 | |
| Appointed by | George Washington |
| Preceded by | Harrison Gray Otis |
| Succeeded by | George Blake |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Davis January 25, 1761 Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| Died | January 25, 1847 (aged 86) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Education | Harvard University read law |
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Education and career
editBorn on January 25, 1761, in Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America, Davis graduated from Harvard University in 1781 and read law in 1786. He was a delegate to the Massachusetts convention to ratify the United States Constitution in 1788. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He was a member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1795. He was Comptroller for the United States Department of the Treasury from 1795 to 1796. He was the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts from 1796 to 1801.[1]
Federal judicial service
editDavis was nominated by President John Adams on February 18, 1801, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated by Judge John Lowell. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 20, 1801, and received his commission the same day. On March 4, 1813, he swore in Elbridge Gerry as Vice President of the United States at Elbridge's home in Massachusetts.[2] His service terminated on July 10, 1841, due to his resignation.[1]
Death
editDavis died on January 14, 1847, in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]
Memberships
editDavis was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1792,[3] Davis was also elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1813.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c John Davis at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ U.S. Senate: Elbridge Gerry, 5th Vice President (1813–1814)
- ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter D" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
Sources
edit- Johnson, Allen & Malone, Dumas (ed.'s). Dictionary of American Biography. vol. III. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, N.Y. 1959.
- John Davis at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.