Charles W. Davis (politician) explained

Charles W. Davis
State Senate:Wisconsin
District:19th
Term Start:January 7, 1895
Term End:January 2, 1899
Predecessor:George White Pratt
Successor:Henry I. Weed
Order1:12th
Title1:Mayor of Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Term Start1:April 1868
Term End1:April 1869
Predecessor1:Joseph H. Porter
Successor1:Joseph H. Porter
Party:Republican
Birth Date:5 January 1827
Birth Place:Castleton, Vermont, U.S.
Death Place:Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.
Restingplace:Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh

Charles Wesley Davis (January 5, 1827June 8, 1912) was an American businessman, banker, and Republican politician from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He was the 12th mayor of Oshkosh and served four years in the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 19th Senate district from 1895 to 1899.[1]

Career

Charles W. Davis was born in Castleton, Vermont, in 1827.[2]

Davis was elected to the Senate in 1894. Additionally, he was Mayor of Oshkosh and Chairman of the Winnebago County, Wisconsin Board. He was a Republican. He served as president of the New German American bank in Oshkosh from 1892 to January 11, 1907, when he resigned, stating that man eighty years of age out to resign.[3]

Davis died in his home in Oshkosh from heart disease at the age of 85.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. "Former Oshkosh Mayor Dead", The Watertown News (June 14, 1912), p. 7.
  2. Book: Biographical Sketches. 668. Henry Putnam+Wisconsin+Senate+biography.. 1895. Wisconsin Blue Book. 2015-05-10.
  3. "C. W. Davis Is Dead; Passing Of Pioneer", The Oshkosh Northwestern (June 8, 1912), p. 1.