Harry Edward Davis

Harry Edward Davis (December 26, 1882 – February 4, 1955) was a lawyer and state legislator in Ohio.[1] He served both houses of the Ohio General Assembly.

He was born in Cleveland. He graduated from Western Reserve University Law School in 1908.[2] He was first elected to represent Cuyahoga County in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1920 and served four terms.[3] He was elected to the Ohio Senate in 1947 and re-elected in 1953. He married Louise Wormley in 1917.[4]

He was a Freemason and published Freemasonry Among Negroes in America in 1946.[5] Russell Howard Davis was his brother.[5]

Harry E. Davis Jr. High School was named in his honor in 1962.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Harry E. Davis, 1934". Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery.
  2. ^ Suchetka, Diane (February 15, 2011). "Harry Edward Davis was 2nd black in Ohio Senate: Black History Month". The Plain Dealer.
  3. ^ "ohiohistory.org / The African American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920 / Ohio House of Representatives Photograph Collection". dbs.ohiohistory.org. Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  4. ^ a b "DAVIS, HARRY EDWARD". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. April 12, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Finding aid for the Russell Howard Davis Papers". catalog.wrhs.org.


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