Daniel Davis (Massachusetts lawyer)

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Daniel Davis
Born8 May 1762  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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Died27 October 1835  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg (aged 73)
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Children2, including Charles Henry Davis [1]

Daniel Davis was the Solicitor General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. [2] [3] He represented the First Church and Parish in Dedham in the case of Baker v. Fales. [2] [3]

Notes

  1. Burke 2009, p. 115.
  2. 1 2 Smith 1936, p. 83.
  3. 1 2 Wright 1988, p. 31.

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