Henry L. Davis | |
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Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 32nd district | |
In office January 1940 –January 1944 | |
In office January 1928 –January 1932 | |
In office January 1920 –January 1924 | |
Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives from the Lafayette County district | |
In office January 1926 –January 1928 | |
In office January 1916 –January 1920 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Dallon,Mississippi | October 3,1868
Died | September 18,1948 79) Oxford,Mississippi | (aged
Political party | Democrat |
Richard Henry Lee Davis (October 3,1868 - September 18,1948) was a Democratic Mississippi state legislator in the early 20th century.
Richard Henry Lee Davis was born on October 3,1868,in Dallon,Lafayette County,Mississippi. [1] [2] [3] He was the son of Aaron Davis and Dincilla (Bailey) Davis. [2] [3] Davis attended the schools of Lafayette County. [2] [3] Starting in 1908,he was a member of the Board of Supervisors of Lafayette County,Mississippi,and he also was a mayor of Tula,Mississippi,his town of residence. [2] [3] [4] In 1915,he was elected to represent Lafayette County as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives and served from 1916 to 1920. [2] [3] [1] In 1919,he was elected to represent Mississippi's 32nd senatorial district in the Mississippi Senate from 1920 to 1924. [1] [3] He served in the House again from 1924 to 1926. [1] He then served in the Senate in the same district as before from 1928 to 1932. [1] Finally,he served in the Senate again from 1940 to 1944. [5] He died on September 18,1948,in his home in Oxford,Mississippi. [4]
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