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Gherardi Davis (October 15, 1858 – March 9, 1941) was an American lawyer, writer and politician from New York.
Gherardi Davis | |
|---|---|
Photograph of Davis, c. 1900 | |
| Member of the New York State Assembly | |
| In office 1899–1902 | |
| Preceded by | Francis E. Laimbeer |
| Succeeded by | George B. Agnew |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 15, 1858 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | March 9, 1941 (aged 82) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Alice King
(m. 1894; died 1920) |
| Relations | Aaron Bancroft (great-grandfather, twice) John Davis (grandfather) Bancroft Gherardi (uncle) Bancroft Gherardi, Jr. (cousin) |
| Parent(s) | George Henry Davis Clara Jane Gherardi |
He was born on October 15, 1858[1] in San Francisco, California, the son of George Henry Davis (1824–1897) and Clara Jane (Gherardi) Davis (1827–1897).
Governor of Massachusetts John Davis was his grandfather; Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi was his uncle; and electrical engineer Bancroft Gherardi, Jr. was his first cousin.
In 1868, the family went to Europe, and Gherardi attended school in Germany and college in France.
In 1879, he returned to the United States, and studied law, first in Washington, D.C., and then in New York City. He was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in New York City.[2]
Davis was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 27th D.) in 1899, 1900, 1901 and 1902; and was Chairman of the Committee on Public Lands and Forestry in 1902.[3]
On March 20, 1903, he was appointed as Third Deputy New York City Police Commissioner.[4]
In 1910, he became interested in sailing boats. He competed in regattas with his yacht Alice, and won many prizes.[5]
On April 7, 1894, he married Alice King (1860–1920), daughter of State Senator John A. King. Gherardi and Alice Davis published several works on military standards.
He died on March 9, 1941, in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia–Presbyterian Medical Center in Manhattan.[6]
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