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Simon Stevens Davis

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Simon Stevens Davis Famous memorial

Birth
Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont, USA
Death
11 May 1896 (aged 78)
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
Plot
Garden LN, Section 22, Lot 22, Space 12
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Mayor of Cincinnati. (1871-1873). He emigrated from New England to Ohio in 1843 and established a banking and brokerage firm before entering politics. Davis was elected as a Republican to the Cincinnati City Council and went on to serve as Mayor from 1871 to 1873. He was the speaker at the dedication ceremony of the Tyler Davidson Fountain, and was instrumental in organizing the Relief Union during the Civil War to help needy families of soldiers and working with the Home of the Friendless and Foundlings.
Mayor of Cincinnati. (1871-1873). He emigrated from New England to Ohio in 1843 and established a banking and brokerage firm before entering politics. Davis was elected as a Republican to the Cincinnati City Council and went on to serve as Mayor from 1871 to 1873. He was the speaker at the dedication ceremony of the Tyler Davidson Fountain, and was instrumental in organizing the Relief Union during the Civil War to help needy families of soldiers and working with the Home of the Friendless and Foundlings.

Bio by: K Guy



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  • Originally Created by: K Guy
  • Added: Mar 8, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18303448/simon_stevens-davis: accessed ), memorial page for Simon Stevens Davis (19 Dec 1817–11 May 1896), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18303448, citing Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.