John C. Davies (lawyer)
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John Clay Davies was an American lawyer and politician.
from 1894 to 1898. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1894. He was New York State Attorney General
from 1899 to 1902, elected in 1898 and 1900. He was a delegate to the 1900 Republican National Convention
. In 1902, he was the Republican candidate for justice of the New York Supreme Court
in the heavily Republican Fifth Judicial District, but was defeated in a landslide by Democrat Watson M. Rogers. Even his party fellows had accused him of incompetence, and had favored the nomination of an independent candidate. In 1905, he was appointed a Commissioner of the State Board on Gas and Electricity (State Lighting Commission) by Governor Frank W. Higgins
.
His grandson John C. Davies II
was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Life
He was Deputy Attorney General under Theodore E. HancockTheodore E. Hancock
Theodore E. Hancock was an American lawyer and politician.-Biography:Theodore E. Hancock was the son of Freeman Hancock and Mary Williams....
from 1894 to 1898. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1894. He was New York State Attorney General
New York State Attorney General
The New York State Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of New York. The office has been in existence in some form since 1626, under the Dutch colonial government of New York.The current Attorney General is Eric Schneiderman...
from 1899 to 1902, elected in 1898 and 1900. He was a delegate to the 1900 Republican National Convention
1900 Republican National Convention
The 1900 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held June 19 to June 21 in the Exposition Auditorium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Exposition Auditorium was located south of the University of Pennsylvania, and the later Convention Hall was constructed along the...
. In 1902, he was the Republican candidate for justice of the New York Supreme Court
New York Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in thestate court system of New York, United States. There is a supreme court in each of New York State's 62 counties, although some smaller counties share judges with neighboring counties...
in the heavily Republican Fifth Judicial District, but was defeated in a landslide by Democrat Watson M. Rogers. Even his party fellows had accused him of incompetence, and had favored the nomination of an independent candidate. In 1905, he was appointed a Commissioner of the State Board on Gas and Electricity (State Lighting Commission) by Governor Frank W. Higgins
Frank W. Higgins
Frank Wayland Higgins was an American politician. He was a delegate to the 1888 Republican National Convention, and a member of the New York State Senate from 1894 to 1902. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1903 to 1904, elected in 1902; and Governor of New York from 1905 to 1906,...
.
His grandson John C. Davies II
John C. Davies II
John Clay Davies II was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in Albany, he attended Camden High School, attended the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa and Hamilton College ....
was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Sources
- http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davie-davila.html Political Graveyard
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B06E4DB173DE733A25755C0A9609C946497D6CF Appointments to state commissions, in NYT on June 6, 1905
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9500E4D8173EEF33A25753C3A9649D94629ED7CF Appointment as deputy AG, in NYT on December 30, 1893
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9D01E5D7103CE433A2575BC2A96F9C94699ED7CF The Republican nominees, in NYT on September 28, 1898
- http://www.oag.state.ny.us/previous_aglist.html List of New York Attorneys General, at Office of the NYSAG