William Morris Davis (August 16, 1815 – August 5, 1891), was an abolitionist, author and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Among his friends were the New York sculptor Henry Kirke Brown, and the lock inventor Linus Yale.[1]
William M. Davis | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | John Wood |
| Succeeded by | Martin Russell Thayer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 16, 1815 Keene, New York |
| Died | August 5, 1891 (aged 75) Keene, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
Biography
editWilliam Morris Davis was born in Keene, New York. He moved to Pennsylvania and became a sugar refiner in Philadelphia. Davis was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh Congress. He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1883.[2]
He died in Keene Valley in 1891. Interment in Friends Fair Hill Burial Ground in Germantown, Philadelphia.
Works
edit- Nimrod of the Sea or The American Whaleman – AOSTON (Harper & Bros., New York 1874)[3]
Sources
edit- United States Congress. "William Morris Davis (id: D000143)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
Bibliography
edit- William Morris Davis (1815–1891) : the story of a nineteenth century American – Arthur M. Johnson (Washington DC, 1951)
References
edit- ^ Linus Yale papers collection, Scope and Contents, 40" (8 boxes) Dates: 1821, 1844-1873
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ Nimrod of the Sea
External links
edit- The Davis, Brown, and Yale Families Correspondence, including personal letters from William Morris Davis, are available for research use at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
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