DAVIS, Charles, lawyer, born in Mansfield, Connecticut, 1 January 1789; died in Vermont in 1863. His ancestors were Puritans, who had emigrated from England early in the 17th century and settled in Mansfield, where his father resided until 1792, when he removed to Rockingham, Vermont. He was graduated at Middlebury in 1811, studied law under Daniel Chipman, of Middlebury, and in 1814 was admitted to the bar. During his residence there he became engaged in the exciting political subjects connected with the war of 1812'5, and for some years edited the "Vermont Mirror," which opposed that war. He always advocated the duty of defending the country, however, and often served in the militia. In 1816 Judge Davis removed to Barton, Orleans County, and in 1818 to Waterbury, Conn. He settled in Danville in 1828, and was elected state's attorney for the County of Caledonia, which office he held seven years, and was reelected in 1838. In 1841'5 he was U. S. district attorney of Vermont, and in 1845 was elected judge of probate for the district of Caledonia, and reelected in 1846. A bill was passed in that year for the election of an additional judge of the Supreme Court, and the place was offered to him. His opinions were published in the 19th and 20th volumes of the "Vermont Reports." He was chosen to be a representative in the state legislature, although the majority of the town were opposed to the Whig party, of which he was a member.