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  Davis, Horace
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AffiliationRepublican   
NameHorace Davis
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San Francisco, California , United States
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Born March 16, 1831
DiedJuly 12, 1916 (85 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifedThomas Walker
Jun 15, 2004 11:41am
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InfoDAVIS, Horace, a Representative from California; born in Worcester, Mass., March 16, 1831; attended the public schools of Worcester, and Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.; was graduated from Harvard University in 1849; studied law in the Dane Law School of Harvard University, but did not engage in professional pursuits by reason of failing eyesight; moved to California in 1852 and engaged in mercantile pursuits; moved to San Francisco in 1860 and engaged in the flour-milling business; elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1881); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1880 to the Forty-seventh Congress; resumed his former business pursuits; member of the Republican National Committee 1880-1888; president of the Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco in 1883 and 1884; president of the board of trustees of Stanford University 1885-1916; president of the University of California at Berkeley 1887-1890; died in San Francisco, Calif., July 12, 1916; interment in Cypress Lawn Cemetery.
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Father John Davis 1787-1854
Brother J. C. Bancroft Davis 1822-1907
Brother Bruyn Hasbrouck Davis 1827-1870
Nephew John Davis 1851-1902

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