Cushman K. Davis
Cushman K. Davis | |
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| United States Senator from Minnesota | |
| In office March 4, 1887 – November 27, 1900 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel J. R. McMillan |
| Succeeded by | Charles A. Towne |
| 7th Governor of Minnesota | |
| In office January 7, 1874 – January 7, 1876 | |
| Lieutenant | Alphonso Barto |
| Preceded by | Horace Austin |
| Succeeded by | John S. Pillsbury |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
| In office 1867–1868 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cushman Kellogg Davis June 16, 1838 28th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Cushman Kellogg Davis (June 16, 1838 – November 27, 1900) was an American
Early life and American Civil War
Davis was born in
Political career
Davis returned home in 1864 due to poor health. He relocated to
Return to legal career and second political career
Returning to his legal career, Davis successfully defended Judge Sherman Page in his 1878 impeachment trial. He also formed a partnership with Frank B. Kellogg and Cordenio Severance. In 1887, he was elected to the United States Senate. He would serve in the 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 55th, and 56th United States Congresses, from 1887 to 1900. He was involved with legislation related to pensions and the construction of the Soo Locks. Beginning in 1897 he was the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and was closely involved with the sequence of events leading to the Spanish–American War. He was also present at the talks for the Treaty of Paris which ended the war.[2][3]
Personal life
Davis married Laura Bowman in 1862. He remarried Anna Malcom Agnew Fox at some point in the 1880s.[4]
Honors
Davis was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1894.[6] He was elected a vice-president general of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution in 1895.
Death
Davis died while still in office in St. Paul on November 27, 1900.[1] He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
See also
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
References
- ^ a b Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard, eds. (1906). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. III. Boston: American Biographical Society. Retrieved March 11, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911.
- ^ a b c Stevens, Hiram Fairchild (1904). History of the Bench and Bar of Minnesota. Minneapolis and Saint Paul: Legal Publishing and Engraving Company. pp. 95–101.
- ^ a b "Davis, Cushman Kellogg — Legislator Record". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.
- ^ "Cushman Kellogg Davis". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
- ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
Attribution:
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 866.
Further reading
- Kreuter, Kent; Kreuter, Gretchen (Fall 1969). "The Presidency or Nothing: Cushman K. Davis and the Campaign of 1896" (PDF). JSTOR 20178039.
External links
- United States Congress. "Cushman K. Davis (id: D000095)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Memorial addresses on the life and character of Cushman Kellogg Davis, late a representative from Minnesota delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1901
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