Horace Davis (1831 - 1916)

Born 16 Mar 1831 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Died 12 Jul 1916 at age 85 in San Francisco, California, United States

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Biography

Horace, son of John Davis & Eliza, was born on 16 March 1831 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.^[1][2]

DAVIS, 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.^[3]

Horace married Edith S King on 4 February 1875 in San Francisco, California.^[4]

Horace died (age 65y) on 12 July 1916 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California.^[5] Horace was mentioned on a memorial in Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, United States with a death date of 12 July 1916.^[6]

Obituary^[7]:HORACE DAVIS, FAMOUS EDUCATOR DIES IN SAN FRANCISCO -

SAN FRANCISCO, July 13. Davis, 86 years old, once president of the University of California and one of the founders of the Sperry Flour Company of San Francisco, died here last night. Davis was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and was the son of John D. Davis, a former governor of that state.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915" citing FHL microfilm: 864093; FamilySearch Record: VQXL-3MQ (accessed 23 December 2022) Horace Davis born on 16 Mar 1831, son of John Davis & Eliza, in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
2. ↑ Chandler, George. The Chandler Family: The Descendants of William and Annis Chandler who Settled in Roxbury, Mass., 1637 (Charles Hamilton, Worcester, Mass., 1883), pp 470 (accessed 23 December 2022)
3. ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: DAVIS, Horace (1831-1916) https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=D000105
4. ↑ Marriage:"California, Biographical Index Cards, 1781-1990" California State Library; Sacramento, California; Biographical Files Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2412 #13284 (accessed 23 December 2022) Horace Davis marriage to Edith S King on 4 Feb 1875.
5. ↑ Death:"California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1835-1979" citing funeral home Halsted & Co., San Francisco, San Francisco, California, record book Vol. 3,, 1913-1930, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History and Archive Center. FamilySearch Record: JNRH-D6G (accessed 23 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6P3G-3Y Horace Davis death 12 Jul 1916 (age 65y) in San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #7253938 (accessed 23 December 2022) Memorial page for Horace Davis Famous memorial (16 Mar 1831-12 Jul 1916), citing Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA (plot: Section K, Lot 170); Maintained by Find a Grave.
7. ↑ "Obituary for HORACE DAVIS", Modesto Morning Herald, Modesto, California, (Fri) 14 July 1916, Page 1, Newspapers Clip: 115075172

• Probate: "California, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1850-1953"
  Wills; Author: California. Superior Court (San Francisco County)
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8639 #57858 (accessed 23 December 2022)
  Horace Davis probate on 7 Aug 1916.
• History, Art & Archives: United States House of Representatives https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/D/DAVIS,-Horace-(D000105)/
• Davis, Horace Dolor Davis: A Sketch of His Life (Cambridge, Mass.,1881), pp 8 (accessed 23 December 2022)
• American Antiquarian Society: Obituary for Horace Davis; Pages 216-219 https://www.americanantiquarian.org/proceedings/44806612.pdf

• WikiTree profile Davis-16464 through the import of Smith Family Tree-2RGS_2013-04-28.ged on May 5, 2013.