Amos Davis (August 15, 1794 – June 11, 1835) was a

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member from

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. He was born in

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, where he completed preparatory studies. Later, he studied

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, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. He also served as sheriff of

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. Davis was a

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member in 1819, 1825, 1827 and 1828. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Twentieth and Twenty-second Congresses but was elected as an

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to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835). While he was a candidate for reelection, he died in

Owingsville, Kentucky Owingsville is a home rule-class city in Bath County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 1,530 during the year 2010 U.S. Census. It is the county seat and is located roughly at the county's center, at the junction of US 60 an ...

, while campaigning in 1835. He was buried in the City Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Kentucky. His brother, Garrett Davis, served as a member of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Amos 1794 births 1835 deaths Kentucky lawyers Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives People from Mount Sterling, Kentucky National Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky 19th-century American lawyers 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the Kentucky General Assembly