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Charles Davis, Jr.
Full Name: Charles Davis, Jr.
Date of birth: July 20, 1877
Date of death: June 12, 1943
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Terms of Service top
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Legislatures |
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100
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Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909
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30th
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Democrat
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El Paso / El Paso
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El Paso
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100
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Mar 26, 1906 - Jan 8, 1907
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29th
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Democrat
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El Paso / El Paso
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El Paso
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Democrat - "Davis elected," Palestine Daily Herald, 2/5/1906, p. 3, end of 2nd col., dateline El Paso - Feb. 5. "Charles Davis, Jr., who was accidentally shot on the eve of his nomination by the Democratic party to the legislature, and who is rapidly recovering, was elected by a large majority in a special election."
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.
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29th Legislature, 2nd C.S., 3/26/1906, p. 2. Notice of vacancies in the House due to resignations of Hon. W.B. Ware and Hon. A.L. Sharpe and deaths of Hon. J.D. Woods and Hon. Lon A. Hagan; elections and oaths of office of Thos. B. Peareson, Charles Davis, Jr., J.R. Bowman, and W.J. Mathis, sworn 3/26/1906.
House Journal.
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Charles Davis Jr., in special election 2/2/1906, succeeded Alfred L. Sharpe, resigned after 1st C.S. (4/15/1905 - 5/14/1905).
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Biographical Sketches |
Biography and photo of Charles Davis, Jr., Mayor of El Paso, PDF p. 5, document p. 3. Representative to the State Legislature in the 32nd and 33rd sessions [sic], in 1909 married Miss Fannie Montgomery.
Greater El Paso Yearbook, 1920.
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Other Resources |
"Former Mayor Critically Ill: Charles Davis at Home of Sister," 6/12/1943. Mayor of El Paso 1917-1923, born in Bryan in July, 1877, son of late Charles Davis and Alice Flournoy Wilson Davis. Father also served one term as mayor of El Paso.
El Paso Herald Post.
Charles Davis, birth date 7/20/1877 in Bryan, death date 6/12/1943 in El Paso, parents Charles Davis and Alice Wilson, burial in Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso.
FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Charles Davis, Jr. in El Paso County Census:
Census of 1900 - El Paso County, born July 1877, mining, son of Charles Davis (born September 1847, real estate).
Census of 1920 - Mayor of El Paso, age 42 (born ca. 1878) wife Fannie M., daughter Frances L.
HeritageQuest Online.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
Charles Davis, Jr., 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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