John M. Davy Explained

John M. Davy
Office:Justice for the New York Supreme Court
Term Start:1889
Term End:1905
State2:New York
District2:30th
Term Start2:March 4, 1875
Term End2:March 3, 1877
Predecessor2:George Gilbert Hoskins
Successor2:Elizur K. Hart
Office3:Collector of Customs for the Port of Genesee
Term Start3:1872
Term End3:1875
Office4:District attorney for Monroe County
Term Start4:1868
Term End4:1872
Birth Date:29 June 1835
Birth Place:Bytown, Upper Canada (now Ottawa, Ontario)
Death Place:Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
Party:Republican
Allegiance:United States
Branch:United States Army
Union Army
Serviceyears:1862–1863
Rank:first lieutenant
Unit:Company G, One Hundred and Eighth Regiment, Volunteer Infantry
Battles:American Civil War

John Madison Davy (June 29, 1835  - April 21, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Bytown in Upper Canada (now known as Ottawa, Ontario), Davy moved to New York with his parents, who settled near Rochester, Monroe County, in 1835.He attended the common schools and the Monroe Academy, East Henrietta, New York.He served in the Union Army during the Civil War as a first lieutenant in Company G, One Hundred and Eighth Regiment, Volunteer Infantry, in 1862 and 1863.He studied law in Rochester.He was admitted to the bar in 1863 and commenced practice in Rochester, New York.He served as district attorney of Monroe County 1868-1872.He served as collector of customs for the port of Genesee from 1872 until his resignation in 1875.

Davy was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1875  - March 3, 1877).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress.He resumed the practice of law.

Davy was elected justice of the supreme court of New York and served from January 1, 1889, until his retirement in 1905.He again resumed the practice of law.He died in Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 21, 1909.He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York.