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David Davis

associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
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Born:
March 9, 1815, Cecil county, Md., U.S.
Died:
June 26, 1886, Bloomington, Ill. (aged 71)
Political Affiliation:
Republican Party
Whig Party

David Davis (born March 9, 1815, Cecil county, Md., U.S.—died June 26, 1886, Bloomington, Ill.) was an American politician, a close associate of Abraham Lincoln. He served as a Supreme Court justice and senator during the antebellum, American Civil War, and postwar eras. After graduating from Kenyon College in 1832, Davis earned a law degree from Yale in 1835. He was admitted to the Illinois bar the same year and in 1836 established a practice in Bloomington. Always politically ambitious, Davis was elected to the Illinois legislature in 1844 on the Whig ticket. He attended the state constitutional convention of ...(100 of 311 words)

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