Henry L. Davis

Henry L. Davis
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 Mississippi House of Representatives
from the Lafayette County district
In office
January 1926 – January 1928
In office
January 1916 – January 1920
Personal details
Born(1868-10-03)October 3, 1868
Dallon, Mississippi
DiedSeptember 18, 1948(1948-09-18) (aged 79)
Oxford, Mississippi
Political partyDemocrat

Richard Henry Lee Davis (October 3, 1868 - September 18, 1948) was a Democratic Mississippi state legislator in the early 20th century.

Biography

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Mississippi. Legislature (January 1, 1928). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1928]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
  2. ^ a b c d e Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Rowland, Dunbar (1923). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  4. ^ a b "Clipped From Clarion-Ledger". Clarion-Ledger. September 19, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Mississippi. Legislature (January 1, 1940). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1940]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.