Beverly A. Davis

American lawyer and politician
Beverly A. Davis
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 26th district
In office
January 12, 1916 – January 14, 1920
Preceded byValentine M. Sowder
Succeeded bySamuel G. Proffit
Personal details
Born
Beverly Andrew Davis

(1868-09-27)September 27, 1868
Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedMay 31, 1944(1944-05-31) (aged 75)
Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Nettie Barrow
Mary Lee Gravely
Alma materGeorgetown University

Beverly Andrew Davis (September 27, 1868 – May 31, 1944) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate from 1916 to 1920.[1][2]

In 1902, he ran for Congress against Claude A. Swanson in Virginia's 5th district but lost 60.80 to 37.63%.

References

  1. ^ Swem, Earl G. (1918). Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918. Richmond: Virginia State Library. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  2. ^ Dodson, E. Griffith (1939). The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1919-1939: Register. Richmond: Virginia State Library. Retrieved September 22, 2016.

External links

  • Beverly A. Davis at The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007
  • Beverly A. Davis at Find a Grave
Offices and distinctions
Virginia House of Delegates
Preceded by
Zebrem Keith
Virginia Delegate for Floyd County
1891–1893
Succeeded by
Senate of Virginia
Preceded by Virginia Senator for the 26th District
1916–1920
Succeeded by
Samuel G. Proffit
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