John William Davis (Georgia politician)

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John William Davis
Harlan Erwin Mitchell
Succeeded by	Lawrence P. McDonald
Personal details
Born	(1916-09-12)September 12, 1916 St. Simon's Island, Georgia, United States
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Vivian Hawkins, Bridget Davis
Alma mater	University of Georgia School of Law
Profession	Attorney

John William Davis (September 12, 1916 – October 3, 1992) was an American politician and lawyer.

Early life and education

Davis was born near

) in 1939. He was admitted to the state bar in 1939 and began practice in Rome.

Career

WWII

Beginning in July 1942, Davis served in the

, and resumed practicing law.

Political career

On December 27, 1950, Davis became

solicitor general

of the Rome Circuit and remained in that position until January 1, 1953. Two years later, he was elected judge of the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit, serving from January 1, 1955, until his resignation on December 31, 1960.

Time in Congress

In 1960, Davis won election to the 87th Congress as a Democrat representing Georgia's 7th congressional district. He won re-election to six additional terms in that body until losing his 1974 re-election bid in that year's Democratic primary to conservative activist Larry McDonald. At the time of his loss, Davis had a drinking problem.^[1] Davis served as a U.S. Representative from January 3, 1961 to January 3, 1975.

Davis' loss to McDonald in 1974 was attributed largely to his perceived lack of opposition to the concept of

].

Later career and death

Davis returned to practicing law and lived in

St. Simons Island, Georgia

, at the time of his death on October 3, 1992.

References

House Committee on Science and Astronautics visit the Marshall Space Flight Center

on March 9, 1962 to gather first-hand information of the nation's space exploration program.

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

External links

• United States Congress. "John William Davis (id: D000122)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• John William Davis Collection at the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies libs.uga.edu

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Harlan Erwin Mitchell	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 7th congressional district January 3, 1961 - January 3, 1975	Succeeded by Lawrence P. McDonald