Thomas Davis | |
|---|---|
 Davis in 1901/1902 | |
| Senator | |
| In office 1 September 1905 – 23 January 1917 | |
| Constituency | Saskatchewan |
| Senator | |
| In office 30 September 1904 – 31 August 1905 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Willie Adams |
| Constituency | Northwest Territories |
| Member of the
Canadian Parliament for Saskatchewan | |
| In office 18 December 1896 – 29 September 1904 | |
| Preceded by | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Succeeded by | John Henderson Lamont |
| Majority | 741 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Osborne Davis 16 August 1856 Sherrington, Canada East, Province of Canada |
| Died | 23 January 1917 (aged 60) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Merchant, politician |
| Committees | Select Committee on Resources of the Territory between Labrador and the Rocky Mountains |
Thomas Osborne Davis (16 August 1856 – 23 January 1917) was a Canadian Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada representing the Provisional District of Saskatchewan, and later a member of the Senate of Canada. [1]
He was tutored by his father Samuel Davis and became a general merchant at Prince Albert, Northwest Territories. In 1885, he married Rebecca Jennings. [2] He served on the town council for Prince Albert and was mayor from 1894 to 1895. [1]
Davis died in office in Prince Albert at the age of 60. [2] His son Thomas Clayton Davis also served as mayor of Prince Albert, going on to serve in the Saskatchewan assembly, as a Saskatchewan judge and as an ambassador for Canada. [3] Davis' daughter Alice was married to hockey executive and banker H. J. Sterling. [4]
The hamlet of Davis, Saskatchewan was named after him.
- ^ a b Thomas Osborne Davis – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867–1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ Quiring, Brett. Davis, Thomas Clayton (1889–1960). University of Regina. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
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"Death Claims Sister of Former Envoy to Japan". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia. 29 October 1959. p. 21.
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Thomas Davis | |
|---|---|
|
Davis in 1901/1902 | |
| Senator | |
| In office 1 September 1905 – 23 January 1917 | |
| Constituency | Saskatchewan |
| Senator | |
| In office 30 September 1904 – 31 August 1905 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Willie Adams |
| Constituency | Northwest Territories |
| Member of the
Canadian Parliament for Saskatchewan | |
| In office 18 December 1896 – 29 September 1904 | |
| Preceded by | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Succeeded by | John Henderson Lamont |
| Majority | 741 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Osborne Davis 16 August 1856 Sherrington, Canada East, Province of Canada |
| Died | 23 January 1917 (aged 60) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Merchant, politician |
| Committees | Select Committee on Resources of the Territory between Labrador and the Rocky Mountains |
Thomas Osborne Davis (16 August 1856 – 23 January 1917) was a Canadian Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada representing the Provisional District of Saskatchewan, and later a member of the Senate of Canada. [1]
He was tutored by his father Samuel Davis and became a general merchant at Prince Albert, Northwest Territories. In 1885, he married Rebecca Jennings. [2] He served on the town council for Prince Albert and was mayor from 1894 to 1895. [1]
Davis died in office in Prince Albert at the age of 60. [2] His son Thomas Clayton Davis also served as mayor of Prince Albert, going on to serve in the Saskatchewan assembly, as a Saskatchewan judge and as an ambassador for Canada. [3] Davis' daughter Alice was married to hockey executive and banker H. J. Sterling. [4]
The hamlet of Davis, Saskatchewan was named after him.
- ^ a b Thomas Osborne Davis – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867–1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ Quiring, Brett. Davis, Thomas Clayton (1889–1960). University of Regina. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
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^
"Death Claims Sister of Former Envoy to Japan". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia. 29 October 1959. p. 21.
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