About Henry L. Davis
Lived 1868 – 1948 (aged 79). Henry L. Davis was an American politician.
Richard Henry Lee Davis (October 3, 1868 - September 18, 1948) was a dairyman, farmer, merchant, mayor and Democratic Party politician. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate in the early 20th century. He was also a mayor.
Biography Richard Henry Lee Davis was born on October 3, 1868, in Dallon, Lafayette County, Mississippi. He was the son of Aaron Davis and Dincilla (Bailey) Davis. In 1915, he was elected to represent Lafayette County as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives and served from 1916 to 1920. He died on September 18, 1948, in his home in Oxford, Mississippi.
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American politician
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Henry L. Davis was born on 3 October 1868 in Dallon, Mississippi.
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Henry L. Davis died on 18 September 1948 in Oxford, Mississippi.
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Henry L. Davis was a politician.
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