George R. Davis (New York)
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George Rex Davis was an American lawyer and politician from New York
. He was Speaker of the New York State Assembly
in 1831 and 1843.
, and opened a tailor shop there. Later he studied law, and was admitted to the bar about 1810, and commenced practice there. He married Amy Lottridge (1793–1856), and their only daughter was Charlotte M. Davis who married Thaddeus W. Patchen in 1837.
In 1814, one hundred and twenty-eight volunteers under George R. Davis joined the State Militia, and all marched from Troy to Plattsburgh, but the Battle of Plattsburgh
had been fought before they reached there.
When he became a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Rensselaer County in 1829, he moved to the county seat Troy
.
In 1830, under the provisions of the Safety Fund Law, he was appointed Bank Commissioner, and served five terms until 1840.
He was a member from Rensselaer County of the New York State Assembly
in 1819, 1830, 1831, 1842 and 1843; and was Speaker in 1831 and 1843.
He was First Judge of the Rensselaer County Court from 1838 to 1847.
He died drowning. His granddaughters Mary and Caroline Patchen, aged 23 and 20, also died drowning, in a shipwreck on Lake Erie
in June 1868.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He was Speaker of the New York State Assembly
Speaker of the New York State Assembly
The Speaker of the New York State Assembly is the highest official in the New York State Assembly, customarily elected from the ranks of the majority party....
in 1831 and 1843.
Life
He removed to Hoosick Falls, New YorkHoosick Falls, New York
Hoosick Falls is a village in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 3,182 at the 2010 census, a decline of 254 since 2000. During its peak around 1900, the village had a population of about 7,000...
, and opened a tailor shop there. Later he studied law, and was admitted to the bar about 1810, and commenced practice there. He married Amy Lottridge (1793–1856), and their only daughter was Charlotte M. Davis who married Thaddeus W. Patchen in 1837.
In 1814, one hundred and twenty-eight volunteers under George R. Davis joined the State Militia, and all marched from Troy to Plattsburgh, but the Battle of Plattsburgh
Battle of Plattsburgh
The Battle of Plattsburgh, also known as the Battle of Lake Champlain, ended the final invasion of the northern states during the War of 1812...
had been fought before they reached there.
When he became a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Rensselaer County in 1829, he moved to the county seat Troy
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...
.
In 1830, under the provisions of the Safety Fund Law, he was appointed Bank Commissioner, and served five terms until 1840.
He was a member from Rensselaer County of the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
in 1819, 1830, 1831, 1842 and 1843; and was Speaker in 1831 and 1843.
He was First Judge of the Rensselaer County Court from 1838 to 1847.
He died drowning. His granddaughters Mary and Caroline Patchen, aged 23 and 20, also died drowning, in a shipwreck on Lake Erie
Lake Erie
Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...
in June 1868.
External links
- http://www.politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis4.html Political Graveyard
- http://morrisonspensions.org/bradtgarret.htm Morrison's Pensions
- Mention History of Hoosick NY
- History of Political Parties in the State of New-York by John Stilwell Jenkins (Alden & Markham, Auburn NY, 1846)
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 39, 269 and 363; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BULL/1999-11/0943637787 Genealogy of his wife, at RootsWeb