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Davis, James J. (James John), 1873-1947

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Personal name headingDavis, James J. (James John), 1873-1947
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Variant(s)Davis, James John, 1873-1947
LocatedElwood (Ind.) Pittsburgh (Pa.) Sharon (Pa.) Washington (D.C.)
Birth date18731027
Death date19471122
Place of birthTredegar (Wales)
Place of deathTakoma Park (Md.)
Profession or occupationLegislators
Found inNUCMC data from LC Manuscript Div. for His Papers, 1920-1945 (Davis, James J. (James John), 1873-1947; U.S. sen. from Pa.; sec. of labor; founder and dir.-genl., Loyal Order of the Moose)
LC manual auth. cd. (hdg.: Davis, James John, 1873-1947; usage: James J. Davis)
Biographical directory of the United States Congress, viewed Mar. 9, 2015 (Davis, James John, Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Tredegar, South Wales, October 27, 1873; immigrated to the United States in 1881 with his parents, who settled in Pittsburgh, Pa., and later moved to Sharon, Pa.; attended the public schools and Sharon (Pa.) Business College; apprenticed as a puddler in the steel industry when 11 years of age; moved to Elwood, Ind., in 1893 and worked in steel and tin-plate mills; held various offices in the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel, and Tin Workers of America; city clerk of Elwood, Ind., 1898-1902; recorder of Madison County, Ind., 1903-1907; moved to Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1907, and engaged in organizational work for the Loyal Order of Moose; chairman of the Loyal Order of Moose War Relief Commission in 1918 and visited the various camps in the United States, Canada, and Europe; appointed Secretary of Labor by President Warren Harding and reappointed by Presidents Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover 1921-1930, when he resigned, having been elected Senator; elected on Nov. 4, 1930, as Republican to U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the refusal of the Senate to seat William S. Vare; reelected in 1932 and 1938, and served from December 2, 1930, to January 3, 1945; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944; resumed educational and organizational work for the Loyal Order of Moose; d. Takoma Park, Md., Nov. 22, 1947; interment in Uniondale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.)