| LC control no. | nr 91016973 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Davis, Garrett, 1801-1872 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Paris (Ky.) |
| Birth date | 1801-09-10 |
| Death date | 1872-09-22 |
| Place of birth | Mount Sterling (Ky.) |
| Place of death | Paris (Ky.) |
| Affiliation | Kentucky. General Assembly. House of Representatives Whig Party (U.S.) United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. Senate |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Legislators |
| Found in | His Decision of constitutional questions, 1868: t.p. (Hon. Garrett Davis) Biog. dir. of U.S. Congress, 1989 (Davis, Garrett,; representative and senator from Kentucky; Paris, Ky. lawyer; member state legislature; b. 9/10/1801; d. 9/22/1872) NUC pre-1956 (Davis, Garrett, 1801-1872) Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: pages 255-256 ("Garrett Davis", legislator, born in Mt. Sterling, Ky. Studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1823. Opened a law office in Paris, Ky. Served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1833-1838. Served in the U. S. House of Representatives as a Whig March 4, 1839 to March 3, 1847. Served in the state constitutional convention beginning in 1849. Served in the U. S. Senate in the seat vacated by John C. Breckinridge beginning December 10, 1861 until his death near Paris, Ky.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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