William T. Davies Explained

William T. Davies
Order1:4th
Office1:Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Term Start1:January 18, 1887
Term End1:January 20, 1891
Governor1:James A. Beaver
Predecessor1:Chauncey Forward Black
Successor1:Louis Arthur Watres
Office2:Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Term2:1877-1885
Birth Date:December 20, 1831
Birth Place:Glamorgan, Wales
Death Place:Towanda, Pennsylvania, US
Party:Republican
Birth Name:William Tecumseh Davies
Occupation:Lawyer, politician

William Tecumseh Davies (December 20, 1831 – September 21, 1912) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Pennsylvania state senator and as the fourth lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 1887 to 1891.[1]

Davies was born in Glamorgan, Wales. His family emigrated to Towanda, Pennsylvania, in his youth. He volunteered to serve in the Union Army in the American Civil War and rose to the rank of captain but received a medical discharge in 1863. He was admitted to the bar as an attorney in 1861 and was elected as district attorney of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, in 1865.

A member of the Republican Party, Davies was later elected to two terms as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate representing Bradford and Wyoming counties from 1877 to 1885.[2]

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  1. Web site: William Tecumseh Davies . 2022-10-19 . . en-US.
  2. Web site: Cox . Harold . Senate Members D . Wilkes University . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.