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George Thomas Davis

DAVIS, George Thomas, lawyer, born in Sandwich, Massachusetts, 12 January 1810; died in Portland, Maine, 17 June 1877. He was graduated at Harvard in 1829, admitted to the bar, and began to practice at Greenfield in 1832. In that year he established the "Franklin Mercury," which he conducted with ability until its sale in 1836. He was a member of the Massachusetts senate from 1839 till 1840, and of congress from 1851 till 1853. His conversation was extremely brilliant, winning admiration from Thackeray. His "Speeches in Congress" were published (Washington, 1852).

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