Mr. Davis was one of the pioneers in the settlement of the State of Illinois, coming west and settling at Vandalia where he was married in 1832. For eight years he held the position of State Auditor at the time of the removal of the State Capitol from Vandalia to Springfield.
He moved to Alton, Illinois in 1846 where he continued to reside, holding an enviable position as a well read lawyer.
He was one of the few survivors of the Black Hawk War, during which he saw active service.
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Davis was admitted to the bar in Maryland and moved to Vandalia, Illinois, around 1830. He was a volunteer during the Black Hawk War. In 1832, Davis married Lucy Ann Stapp in Vandalia, and together they had eight children. In 1835, Governor Joseph Duncan appointed Davis as auditor for the state. In 1839, Davis moved to Springfield, Illinois, when it became the state capital, and retained his position as auditor until 1841. He continued the practice of law, and in 1846, he moved to Alton, Illinois, where he worked for a number of years as the attorney for the Chicago and Alton Railroad and as the director of the St. Louis, Alton, and Terre Haute Railroad.
He moved to Alton, Illinois in 1846 where he continued to reside, holding an enviable position as a well read lawyer.
He was one of the few survivors of the Black Hawk War, during which he saw active service.
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Davis was admitted to the bar in Maryland and moved to Vandalia, Illinois, around 1830. He was a volunteer during the Black Hawk War. In 1832, Davis married Lucy Ann Stapp in Vandalia, and together they had eight children. In 1835, Governor Joseph Duncan appointed Davis as auditor for the state. In 1839, Davis moved to Springfield, Illinois, when it became the state capital, and retained his position as auditor until 1841. He continued the practice of law, and in 1846, he moved to Alton, Illinois, where he worked for a number of years as the attorney for the Chicago and Alton Railroad and as the director of the St. Louis, Alton, and Terre Haute Railroad.
Mr. Davis was one of the pioneers in the settlement of the State of Illinois, coming west and settling at Vandalia where he was married in 1832. For eight years he held the position of State Auditor at the time of the removal of the State Capitol from Vandalia to Springfield.
He moved to Alton, Illinois in 1846 where he continued to reside, holding an enviable position as a well read lawyer.
He was one of the few survivors of the Black Hawk War, during which he saw active service.
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Davis was admitted to the bar in Maryland and moved to Vandalia, Illinois, around 1830. He was a volunteer during the Black Hawk War. In 1832, Davis married Lucy Ann Stapp in Vandalia, and together they had eight children. In 1835, Governor Joseph Duncan appointed Davis as auditor for the state. In 1839, Davis moved to Springfield, Illinois, when it became the state capital, and retained his position as auditor until 1841. He continued the practice of law, and in 1846, he moved to Alton, Illinois, where he worked for a number of years as the attorney for the Chicago and Alton Railroad and as the director of the St. Louis, Alton, and Terre Haute Railroad.
He moved to Alton, Illinois in 1846 where he continued to reside, holding an enviable position as a well read lawyer.
He was one of the few survivors of the Black Hawk War, during which he saw active service.
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Davis was admitted to the bar in Maryland and moved to Vandalia, Illinois, around 1830. He was a volunteer during the Black Hawk War. In 1832, Davis married Lucy Ann Stapp in Vandalia, and together they had eight children. In 1835, Governor Joseph Duncan appointed Davis as auditor for the state. In 1839, Davis moved to Springfield, Illinois, when it became the state capital, and retained his position as auditor until 1841. He continued the practice of law, and in 1846, he moved to Alton, Illinois, where he worked for a number of years as the attorney for the Chicago and Alton Railroad and as the director of the St. Louis, Alton, and Terre Haute Railroad.
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