William B. Davis | |
State Delegate: | Maryland |
Term Start: | 1906 |
Term End: | 1908 |
Birth Place: | Cecilton, Maryland, U.S. |
Death Place: | near Cecilton, Maryland, U.S. |
Resting Place: | Forest Cemetery Middletown, Delaware, U.S. |
Children: | 2 |
William B. Davis (died June 22, 1935) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County from 1906 to 1908.
William B. Davis was born in Cecilton, Maryland, to Mary (née Jones) and John Ward Davis.[1] [2] [3] His father was a member of the Maryland legislature.[4]
Davis worked as a farmer and was a land owner in lower Cecil County.[1] [2]
Davis was a Democrat. In 1901, Davis was elected as county commissioner of Cecil County. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County, from 1906 to 1908.[1] [5]
Davis was a member of the board of trustees of Poor and Insane for Cecil County.[2]
Davis was married and had two daughters, Frances Ward and Mary Ellen.[2] He was a vestryman and member of St. Stephen's Protestant Church of Earleville.[2]
Davis died on June 22, 1935, at the age of 71, at his home near Cecilton. He was buried at Forest Cemetery in Middletown, Delaware.[2]