Harry Edward Davis Explained
Harry Edward Davis (December 26, 1882 – February 4, 1955) was a lawyer and state legislator in Ohio.[1] He served both houses of the Ohio General Assembly.
He was born in Cleveland. He graduated from Western Reserve University Law School in 1908.[2] He was first elected to represent Cuyahoga County in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1920 and served four terms.[3] He was elected to the Ohio Senate in 1947 and re-elected in 1953. He married Louise Wormley in 1917.[4]
He was a Freemason and published Freemasonry Among Negroes in America in 1946. Russell Howard Davis was his brother.[5]
Harry E. Davis Jr. High School was named in his honor in 1962.[4]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Harry E. Davis, 1934. Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery.
- News: Harry Edward Davis was 2nd black in Ohio Senate: Black History Month. Diane. Suchetka. The Plain Dealer. February 15, 2011.
- Web site: ohiohistory.org / The African American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920 / Ohio House of Representatives Photograph Collection. dbs.ohiohistory.org. 2021-04-27. 2021-04-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20210421115631/http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/africanam/html/photo/p206.html. dead.
- Web site: DAVIS, HARRY EDWARD. April 12, 2019. Encyclopedia of Cleveland History . Case Western Reserve University.
- Web site: Finding aid for the Russell Howard Davis Papers. catalog.wrhs.org.
