The Political Graveyard: Davis-Vance family of West Virginia

Davis-Vance family of West Virginia

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John James Davis (1835-1916) — also known as John J. Davis — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, Va. (now W.Va.), May 5, 1835. Father of John William Davis. Democrat. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1861; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1870; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1871-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1876; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1884. Died in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., March 19, 1916. Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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John William Davis (1873-1955) — also known as John W. Davis — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., April 13, 1873. Son of John James Davis and Anna (Kennedy) Davis; married, June 20, 1899, to Julia T. McDonald (died 1900); married, January 2, 1912, to Ellen G. Bassel (died 1943); first cousin of Cyrus Roberts Vance. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1899; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1904; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1911-13; resigned 1913; U.S. Solicitor General, 1913-18; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1918-21; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920; candidate for President of the United States, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928, 1932. Member, American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 24, 1955. Interment at Locust Valley Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island, N.Y.
- See also Davis-Vance family of West Virginia
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Cyrus Roberts Vance (1917-2002) — also known as Cyrus R. Vance — Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., March 27, 1917. First cousin of John William Davis. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Secretary of State, 1977-80. Member, American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Trilateral Commission. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969. Died, of Alzheimer's disease, at Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York County, N.Y., January 12, 2002. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
- See also Davis-Vance family of West Virginia
- Books about Cyrus Vance: David S. McLellan, Cyrus Vance

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