George Mosby Davison was a U.S. Representative

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 from Kentucky

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Born in Stanford, Kentucky

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, Davison attended the common schools, Stanford Academy, and Meyers Academy.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar

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 in 1879 and commenced practice in Stanford, Kentucky

Stanford, Kentucky

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He was appointed collector of internal revenue for the sixth Kentucky district and served from July 20, 1885, to June 30, 1889.
He was appointed master of chancery or commissioner of the Lincoln circuit court in 1886, and served until 1893, when he resigned.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1886-1888.
He served as judge of the Lincoln County Court 1894-1896.

Davison was elected as a Republican

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 to the Fifty-fifth

55th United States Congress

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 Congress (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1899).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth

56th United States Congress

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 Congress.
He resumed the practice of law.
He served as assistant United States attorney for the eastern district of Kentucky 1900-1910.
He retired from public life.
He died in Stanford, Kentucky

Stanford, Kentucky

Stanford is a city in Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States. It is one of the oldest settlements in Kentucky, having been founded in 1775. Its population was 3,430 at the 2000 census...

, December 18, 1912.
He was interred in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.