The Political Graveyard: Davis-Bancroft family of Massachusetts

Davis-Bancroft family of Massachusetts

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John Davis (1787-1854) — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Northborough, Worcester County, Mass., January 13, 1787. Son of Isaac Davis and Anna (Brigham) Davis; married, March 29, 1822, to Eliza Bancroft (sister of George Bancroft); father of John Chandler Bancroft Davis. Whig. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1825-34; Governor of Massachusetts, 1834-35, 1841-43; resigned 1835; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1835-41, 1845-53. Died in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., April 19, 1854. Interment at Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
- See also: congressional biography.
George Bancroft (1800-1891) — of Massachusetts. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., October 3, 1800. Son of Aaron Bancroft and Lucretia (Chandler) Bancroft; married, March 1, 1827, to Sarah H. Dwight (died 1837); married 1838 to Elizabeth (Davis) Bliss; brother of Eliza Bancroft (who married John Davis). Democrat. U.S. Collector of Customs for Boston, Mass., 1832-34; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1844; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1844; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1845-46; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1846-49; Prussia, 1867-71; Germany, 1871-74. Congregationalist. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1910. Died in Washington, D.C., January 17, 1891. Interment at Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
- See also: NNDB dossier.
John Chandler Bancroft Davis (1822-1907) — also known as Bancroft Davis — of Orange County, N.Y. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., December 29, 1822. Son of John Davis. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1869; U.S. Minister to Germany, 1874-77; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1878-82; official reporter, U.S. Supreme Court, 1883. Died in 1907. Burial location unknown.

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