Robert C. Davey
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Robert Charles Davey was a U.S. Representative
from Louisiana
.
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana
, Davey attended the public schools, and was graduated from St. Vincent's College, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
, in 1871.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits.
Davey was elected to the State senate in 1879, 1884, and again in 1892.
He served as president pro tempore of the senate during the sessions of 1884 and 1886.
He served as judge of the first recorder's court in New Orleans 1880-1888.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of New Orleans in 1888.
Davey was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1894.
Davey was elected to the Fifty-fifth and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until his death.
Had been reelected to the Sixty-first Congress, but died in New Orleans, Louisiana
, December 26, 1908, before the close of the Sixtieth Congress.
He was interred in Metairie Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
.
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, Davey attended the public schools, and was graduated from St. Vincent's College, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Cape Girardeau is a city located in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties in Southeast Missouri in the United States. It is located approximately southeast of St. Louis and north of Memphis. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 37,941. A college town, it is the home of Southeast Missouri...
, in 1871.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits.
Davey was elected to the State senate in 1879, 1884, and again in 1892.
He served as president pro tempore of the senate during the sessions of 1884 and 1886.
He served as judge of the first recorder's court in New Orleans 1880-1888.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of New Orleans in 1888.
Davey was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1894.
Davey was elected to the Fifty-fifth and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until his death.
Had been reelected to the Sixty-first Congress, but died in New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, December 26, 1908, before the close of the Sixtieth Congress.
He was interred in Metairie Cemetery.