John Clay Davies | |
|---|---|
 John C. Davies in 1900 | |
| Born | January 1857 |
| Died | January 10, 1925 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Hamilton College |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, politician |
| Board member of | New York State Assembly, State Board on Gas and Electricity |
John Clay Davies (January 1857 – January 10, 1925) was an American lawyer and politician.
He was born in January 1857 in Utica, Oneida County, New York. He attended Hamilton College for a short time. He was admitted to the bar in 1878, and practiced in Camden. [1]
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Oneida Co., 3rd D.) in 1887.
He was Deputy Attorney General under Theodore E. Hancock from 1894 [2] to 1898. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1894. He was New York Attorney General from 1899 to 1902, elected at the New York state election, 1898, [3] and re-elected at the New York state election, 1900. He was a delegate to the 1900 Republican National Convention. In 1902, he was the Republican candidate for Justice of the New York Supreme Court in the heavily Republican Fifth Judicial District, but was defeated in a landslide by Democrat Watson M. Rogers. Even his party fellows had accused him of incompetence, and had favored the nomination of an independent candidate.
In 1905, he was appointed a Commissioner of the State Board on Gas and Electricity (State Lighting Commission) by Governor Frank W. Higgins. [4]
He died on January 10, 1925, in Camden, New York.
Congressman John C. Davies II (1920–2002) was his grandson.
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