DAVIS, John William, (son of John James Davis), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va., April 13, 1873; attended various private schools; was graduated from the literary department of Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., in 1892; taught school; reentered the university and was graduated from its law department in 1895; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Clarksburg, W. Va.; professor of law at Washington and Lee University in 1896 and 1897; resumed the practice of law in Clarksburg, W. Va., in 1897; member of the State house of delegates in 1899; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1904; president of the West Virginia Bar Association in 1906; appointed a member of the West Virginia Commission on Uniform State Laws in 1909; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses and served from March 4, 1911, to August 29, 1913, when he resigned; one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1912 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Robert W. Archbald, judge of the United States Commerce Court; Solicitor General of the United States 1913-1918; appointed Ambassador to the Court of St. James and served from November 21, 1918, to March 31, 1921; member of the American delegation for conference with Germany on the treatment and exchange of prisoners of war, held in Berne, Switzerland, in September 1918; honorary bencher of the Middle Temple, London, England; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for President of the United States in 1924; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1932; was a resident of Nassau County, N.Y., and practiced law in New York City until his death; died in Charleston, S.C., March 24, 1955; interment in Locust Valley Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island, N.Y.
John W. Davis, U.S. Representative, D-W.Va. 1911-1913; Solicitor Gen., 1913-1918; Ambassador to Great Britain, 1918-21; Democratic Candidate for President, 1924.
Taken while he attended Washington and Lee University, Lexington Va. Inscription on back: Yours fraternally, Phi Kappa Psi, John W. Davis, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Seated Left to Right: Rev. Hilary G. Richardson, Walter C. Preston, Anna Kennedy Davis, John J. Davis, Julia McDonald Davis. Standing Left to Right: Lillie Davis Preston, Emma Kennedy Davis, Anna Holmes Davis Richardson, John W. Davis, John James Davis Preston.
The King and Queen of Spain spend a weekend at Polesden Lacey, Dorking, the residence of the Hon. Mrs. Greville. A group of the distinguished guests, including the King and Queen of Spain, Lord and Lady Carisbrook, Lord and Lady Pembroke, The Speaker and Mrs. Lowther, Duchess of San Carlos, Sir Hedworth Williamson, Mrs. Arthur James, Lord and Lady Alastair, Innes-Ker, Colonel the Hon. George Monckton-Arundell, the Right Hon. Sir Robert Horne, Marquis Bandana, Marquis Viana, Mr. Davis (the American Ambassador) and Mrs. Davis, Lord Justice Younger, and the Hon. Mrs. Greville.
Caption on back of photograph reads: "Dr. Carl Reiland of St. George Church, delivering the invocation at the dedication of the new Doctor's Hospital at East End Avenue at 88th Street. Left to right in the picture beside Dr. Reiland, are: Thomas Cochran, of J.P. Morgan and Company, President of the hospital; John W. Davis, former Democratic Candidate for President, who laid the cornerstone; and Dr. Alexander Lambert, member of the Board of Directors."
Most Likely the Presidential Campaign for Democratic Party Candidate John W. Davis in Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
1924
Description:
Davis, from Clarksburg, W. Va., is pictured front and center standing on a train car and addressing the large crowd gathered before him. On the far left, also on the train with Davis, is James Rushford. Remaining subjects are unidentified.
