Thomas Beall Davis (1828 - abt. 1911)

Born 25 Apr 1828 in Baltimore, Maryland

Died about 26 Nov 1911 at about age 83 in Keyser, West Virginia

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Biography

HON. THOMAS B. DAVIS, M. C. aka Colonel Davis

Honorable Thomas B. Davis, to whom this book is dedicated, was born at Baltimore, Maryland, April 25, 1828, and in early life moved to Howard county, Maryland, where he grew to manhood ; received such education as the common schools at that time afforded ; in the early fifties, he and his brother, the Honorable Henry G. Davis, moved to Piedmont, West Virginia, and entered the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail- road Company ; a few years later he engaged in the mercantile business, lumbering, banking, mining, and finally the building of railroads ; in later years he devoted much time to farming and raising fine stock ; was elected to the legislature of this state from Mineral County as a Demo- crat in 1898, overcoming a large Republican majority ; has been a mem- ber of the State Democratic Executive Committee for more than thirty years ; was elected to the Fifty-ninth Congress at the special election held June 6, 1905, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Honorable A. G. Dayton, receiving 18,561 votes to 17,646 for J. S. Lakin, Republican, and 721 for W. F. Reynolds, Prohibitionist.

Colonel Davis, as he is commonly called, is inseparably connected with the history of the development of eastern and central West Virginia. He is a many-sided man and his life has been crowded with events. As a recognition of his worth and popularity, he bears the distinction of be- ing a Democratic Congressman in a Republican district.

Sources

• http://archive.org/stream/thomaswestvirgin00nutt/thomaswestvirgin00nutt_djvu.txt
• Wikipedia entry for Thomas Beall Davis