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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsTimothy DAVIS
(1821-1888)
DAVIS, Timothy, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Gloucester, Mass., April
12, 1821; attended the public schools; served two years in a
printing office; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Boston; member
of the State house of representatives in 1870 and 1871; elected as
the candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth Congress
and as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4,
1855-March 3, 1859); delegate to the Republican National Convention
in 1860; appointed assistant appraiser in the Boston customhouse in
1861; engaged in the prosecution of claims against the Government;
died in Boston, Mass., on October 23, 1888; interment in Oak Grove
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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