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David Davis
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States · 1862
David Davis , Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. David Davis (March 9, 1815 – June 26, 1886) was an American politician and jurist who was a U.S. senator from Illinois and associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. He also served as Abraham Lincoln's campaign manager at the 1860 Republican National Convention, engineering Lincoln's successful nomination for president by that party.
Education
- Kenyon CollegeA.B., 1832
- Read law1834
- New Haven Law School (now Yale Law School)
Career
Private practice, Pekin, Illinois, 1835-1836; Private practice, Bloomington, Illinois, 1836-1848; State representative, Illinois, 1844-1846; Delegate, Illinois constitutional convention, 1847; Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Eighth Judicial Circuit, 1848-1862; U.S. senator from Illinois, 1877-1883
Biography
David Davis (March 9, 1815 – June 26, 1886) was an American politician and jurist who was a U.S. senator from Illinois and associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. He also served as Abraham Lincoln's campaign manager at the 1860 Republican National Convention, engineering Lincoln's successful nomination for president by that party.
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