About Parker S. Davis
Lived 1863 – 1955 (aged 92). Parker S. Davis was an American politician.
Parker S. Davis (January 4, 1863 – December 18, 1955) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Beverly, Massachusetts, and was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Early life Davis was born on January 4, 1863, in East Boston. He attended school in Beverly and graduated from Comer's Commercial College of Boston in 1881.
Political career In 1897, Davis was a member of the Beverly common council. From 1898 to 1900 he was a member of the board of aldermen, first as the member from ward 1 (1898 to 1899), then as an at-large member (1900). From 1903 to 1904 he was Mayor of Beverly. In 1910, he represented the 20th Essex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Business career A shoe operator by trade, Davis later became a real estate dealer who specialized in house lots.
Note 1. The 20th Essex District sent two representatives to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In 1911, Herman A. MacDonald and John L. Saltonstall Sr. succeeded Davis and A. Preston Chase.
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politician in Massachusetts, US
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Parker S. Davis was born on 4 January 1863 in East Boston.
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Parker S. Davis died on 18 December 1955 in Beverly, Massachusetts.
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Parker S. Davis was a politician.
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