| John W. Davis  AKA John William Davis
Born: 13-Apr-1873
Birthplace: Clarksburg, WV
Died: 24-Mar-1955
Location of death: Charleston, SC
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Remains: Buried, Locust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, NY
Gender: Male
Religion: Presbyterian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Attorney, Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Solicitor General, 1913-18 Former personal attorney for J. Pierpont Morgan.
Democratic candidate for the presidency in 1924, losing to Calvin Coolidge. Father: John James Davis (US Congressman, b. 1835, d. 1916)
Mother: Anna Kennedy (b. 1841, d. 1917)
Sister: (five sisters)
Wife: Julia T. McDonald (m. 20-Jun-1899, d. 17-Aug-1900, one daughter)
Daughter: Julia Davis Adams (author, b. 1900, d. 1993)
Wife: Ellen G. Bassel ("Nell", m. 2-Jan-1912, d. 1943)
High School: Pantops Academy, Charlottesville, VA (1889)
University: BA Latin, Washington and Lee University (1892)
Law School: LLB, Washington and Lee University (1895)
Professor: Law, Washington and Lee University (1896-97)
Stetson, Jennings & Russell Partner (1921-)
US Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1918-21)
US Solicitor General (1913-18)
US Congressman, West Virginia 1st (1911-13)
West Virginia State House of Delegates (1899-1903)
Member of the Board of AT&T
American Bar Association President (1922)
Association of the Bar of the City of New York President (1931)
Council on Foreign Relations Founding President
Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks
Freemasonry
Pilgrims Society
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
Rockefeller Foundation Trustee (1922-39)
West Virginia State Bar President (1906)
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