Political career
When Senator Bobby Chamberlin decided to retire from the state legislature,Davis entered the non-partisan December 14,2004 special election to replace the senator. Since he won over a majority of the vote,54.45%,a run-off against second highest voter getter was not necessary and he was declared the winner of the seat. Davis took office in 2005 and served until 2012.
In February 2013,Davis was appointed to the Mississippi Parole Board by Governor Phil Bryant and named Chair of the Parole Board in July 2013. Davis was then tabbed as the Chief of Staff for the Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann in October 2013,a position where he currently serves.
Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who was involved in expeditions in Nicaragua and the Yucatan Peninsula. He played an important role in Francisco Pizarro's conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru, but is best known for leading the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States. He is the first European documented as having crossed the Mississippi River.
DeSoto County is a county located on the northwestern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 185,314, making it the third-most populous county in Mississippi. Its county seat is Hernando. DeSoto County is part of the Memphis metropolitan area. It is the second-most populous county in that statistical area. The county has lowland areas that were developed in the 19th century for cotton plantations, and hill country in the eastern part of the county.
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James Bright Morgan was an American lawyer, politician, and Confederate Civil War veteran who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Mississippi 1885 to 1891.
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John Woodbury Fewell was a Confederate officer, lawyer, politician, and judge in Mississippi. He was elected to the Mississippi Senate in 1875 and also served as a delegate at the 1890 Mississippi Constitutional Convention.
Stephen Thrasher was a Civil War veteran, lawyer, and state senator in Mississippi. He served in the Claiborne Guards and was involved in several battles during the American Civil War, was injured, and captured. He and his wife owned large plantations. He was twice elected to the Mississippi Senate in 1886 and 1889. He lived in Port Gibson, Mississippi in Claiborne County.
Thomas Freeland was a state legislator and delegate to the 1832 Mississippi Constitutional Convention in Mississippi. He served as state senator representing Claiborne County from 1823 to 1829 except in 1827 when Daniel Burnett held the office.
Parmenas Briscoe was an American planter and longtime state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Claiborne County in the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate on and off between 1828 and 1850. He also was the second President of the Mississippi State Senate, serving from 1834 to 1836.
John Franklin Henry was a preacher, farmer, and state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Madison County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1884 and 1885.
James S. Madison was an American politician and planter. He was the Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1890 to 1892.
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Moses Jackson was a Confederate Army officer during the Civil War and a state legislator in Mississippi. He was accused of being a ringleader of violent Democratic Party election activities He served in the state legislature immediately prior to the Civil War, after it, and again after Reconstruction ended. He served in the state house and as a state senator for Wilkinson County, Mississippi.
James Alexander Ventress (1805–1867) was a lawyer, inventor, plantation owner, and state legislator in Mississippi. He served five terms in the state house and then two in the state senate.
Charles B. Mitchell was an American politician. He served in both houses of the Mississippi Legislature and was the Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1888 to 1890.
Hiram Cassedy Sr. was a judge and state legislator in Mississippi. He served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1854 to 1856. He represented Franklin County, Mississippi. He served several terms in the Mississippi House.
