Richard David Davis (1799June 17, 1871) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a

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from

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from 1841 to 1845.

Biography

Born at

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, Davis graduated from

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in 1818. He studied law. He was

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in 1821 and commenced practice in Poughkeepsie.

Tenure in Congress

Davis was elected as a

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to the Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1845). He served as chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Twenty-eighth Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1844. Withdrew from political and professional life.

Later career and death

He engaged in agricultural pursuits in

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, where he died on June 17, 1871. He was interred in Waterford Rural Cemetery.

References

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