George Thomas Davis (January 12, 1810 – June 17, 1877) was a

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from Massachusetts.

Early life and education

George Davis was born in Sandwich, Massachusetts. He attended Harvard University and graduated in 1829. His classmates included William Henry Channing, James Freeman Clarke, Benjamin Robbins Curtis,

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, Benjamin Peirce, and

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. He later studied law at Cambridge and Greenfield, Massachusetts.

Career

Davis was admitted to the bar in 1832 and commenced practice in Greenfield, Franklin County. He established the ''Franklin Mercury'' in 1833. He entered into politics served as member of the State Senate in 1839 and 1840. He was elected as a Whig to the

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(March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1852 and instead resumed the practice of law in Taunton and Greenfield, Massachusetts. He did not give up on politics however and served as member of the State House of Representatives in 1861.

Later life and death

Davis moved to Portland, Maine, where he died June 17, 1877. He was interred in Green River Cemetery, Greenfield, Massachusetts.

References

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