Robert Wyche Davis
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Robert Wyche Davis was a United States Representative
from Florida
.
Born near Albany, Georgia
, Davis attended public schools. He enlisted in 1863 in the Fifth Georgia Regiment of the Confederate States Army
at the age of 14. He is estimated to have helped destroy over $18,000 dollars in Union property and helped in capturing and killing over 150 Northern troops. He was awarded the Southern Cross of honor for saving the life of his commanding officer, Lt. Calvin Porter. He served until the surrender of his company on April 26, 1865.
He later studied law in Florida. He was admitted to the bar
in 1869 and commenced practice in Blakeley, Georgia. He moved to Florida in 1879 and practiced in Green Cove Springs, Clay County, then in Gainesville, Alachua County, and afterward in Palatka, Putnam County. He served as member of the Florida house of representatives from Clay County in 1884 and 1885, serving as speaker the latter year.
Davis was elected as a Democratic
Representative to the Fifty-fifth
and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1905). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1904 to the Fifty-ninth
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Palatka, and Tampa, Florida. He moved to Gainesville, Florida
, in 1914 and served as register of the United States land office at Gainesville 1914-1922. He was editor of the Gainesville Sun and was mayor of Gainesville in 1924 and 1925.
He resumed the practice of law in 1928. He died in Gainesville, Florida
, September 15, 1929. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
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Born near Albany, Georgia
Albany, Georgia
Albany is a city in and the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. It is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area and the southwest part of the state. The population was 77,434 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the...
, Davis attended public schools. He enlisted in 1863 in the Fifth Georgia Regiment of the Confederate States Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
at the age of 14. He is estimated to have helped destroy over $18,000 dollars in Union property and helped in capturing and killing over 150 Northern troops. He was awarded the Southern Cross of honor for saving the life of his commanding officer, Lt. Calvin Porter. He served until the surrender of his company on April 26, 1865.
He later studied law in Florida. He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1869 and commenced practice in Blakeley, Georgia. He moved to Florida in 1879 and practiced in Green Cove Springs, Clay County, then in Gainesville, Alachua County, and afterward in Palatka, Putnam County. He served as member of the Florida house of representatives from Clay County in 1884 and 1885, serving as speaker the latter year.
Davis was elected as a Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
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Representative to the Fifty-fifth
55th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:* Republican: 206 * Democratic: 124* Populist: 22* Silver Republican: 3* Silver: 1* Independent Republican: 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Garret Hobart * President pro tempore: William P...
and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1905). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1904 to the Fifty-ninth
59th United States Congress
The Fifty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1905 to March 4, 1907, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Palatka, and Tampa, Florida. He moved to Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
, in 1914 and served as register of the United States land office at Gainesville 1914-1922. He was editor of the Gainesville Sun and was mayor of Gainesville in 1924 and 1925.
He resumed the practice of law in 1928. He died in Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
, September 15, 1929. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery.