John Davis

Judge John Davis

Personal

Birthday:

9/16/1851

Birthplace:

Newton, MA

Date of Death:

5/5/1902

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Clerk, U.S. Department of State, 1870-1872
Private secretary, U.S. Agent J. C. Bancroft Davis, Joint High Commission, Geneva, Switzerland, 1872
Private secretary, Secretary of State Hamilton Fish, 1872-1873
Clerk, Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims, 1874
Private practice, New York City and Washington, D.C., 1874-1881
Assistant counsel of the United States, French-American Claims Commission, 1881-1882
First assistant and acting secretary of state, 1882-1885

Education

Name of School:

Heidelberg University, Germany

Name of School - Second:

Frederick William University (now Humboldt University of Berlin)

Name of School - Third:

University of Paris

Name of School - Fourth:

Read law

Degree Year - Fourth:

1874

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Court of Claims

Court Name:

United States Court of Federal Claims

President Nominating:

Chester A. Arthur

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

01/20/1885

Termination Date:

5/5/1902

Termination Reason:

Death