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John Davis
Judge, Court of Claims · 1885
John Davis , Judge, Court of Claims. John Davis (September 16, 1851 – May 5, 1902) was a judge of the Court of Claims.
Education
- University of Paris
- Heidelberg University, Germany
- Frederick William University (now Humboldt University of Berlin)
- Read law1874
Career
Clerk, U.S. Department of State, 1870-1872; Private secretary, U.S. Agent J. C. Bancroft Davis, Joint High Commission, Geneva, Switzerland, 1872; Private secretary, Secretary of State Hamilton Fish, 1872-1873; Clerk, Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims, 1874; Private practice, New York City and Washington, D.C., 1874-1881; Assistant counsel of the United States, French-American Claims Commission, 1881-1882; First assistant and acting secretary of state, 1882-1885
Biography
John Davis (September 16, 1851 – May 5, 1902) was a judge of the Court of Claims.
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