Isaac Davis (lawyer)

Isaac Davis (June 2, 1799 – April 1, 1883) was a lawyer and politician active in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Isaac Davis
6th, 8th, and 11th Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts
In office January 7, 1856 – January 5, 1857
Preceded by	George W. Richardson
Succeeded by	George W. Richardson
In office January 4, 1858 – January 3, 1859
Preceded by	George W. Richardson
Succeeded by	Alexander H. Bullock
In office January 7, 1861 – January 6, 1862
Preceded by	William W. Rice
Succeeded by	P. Emory Aldrich
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office 1843–1854
Personal details
Born	June 2, 1799
Died	April 1, 1883 (aged 83) Worcester, Massachusetts
Alma mater	Brown University
Occupation	Attorney

Biography

Davis was born in Northborough, Massachusetts, graduated from Brown University in 1822, studied law until admitted to the bar in 1825, and began the practice in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he soon rose to eminence. He was, from 1843 to 1854, a member of the Massachusetts Senate, and three times mayor of Worcester from 1856 to 1859, in 1858, and 1861. Davis also served on the boards of various banks and railroad companies.^[1]

Davis was a promoter of popular education. From 1838 to 1851 Davis was on the board of trustees of Brown University, and became a Fellow in 1851; Davis also was a trustee of Columbian College (now George Washington University), Norwich University, and Waterville College (now Colby College). Davis served as first President of the Worcester Academy Board of Trustees, from 1834 to 1873, and for some time was an active member of the Massachusetts Board of Education. He was president of the Worcester County Horticultural Society from 1844 to 1848.^[2] He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1841,^[3] and later served on its board of councilors from 1850 to 1883.^[4]

Davis died in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1883.

See also

• Isaac Davis House

Notes

1. Wilson & Fiske 1900.
2. Worcester County Horticultural Society (1847). Transactions of the Worcester County Horticultural Society. Tower Hill Botanic Garden Library. Boston: Worcester County Horticultural Society. pp. 75.
3. American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
4. Dunbar, B. (1987). Members and Officers of the American Antiquarian Society. Worcester: American Antiquarian Society.

References

• Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). "Davis, Isaac, lawyer" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
• Historical catalogue of Brown university, Providence, Rhode Island, 1764-1894, Brown University, Press of P. S. Remington & co., 1895, page 84.

Party political offices
Preceded by George Bancroft	Democratic nominee for Governor of Massachusetts 1845, 1846	Succeeded by Caleb Cushing
Preceded by Erasmus D. Beach	Democratic nominee for Governor of Massachusetts 1861	Succeeded by Charles Devens