Oscar Davis

Full Name: Oscar Davis
Date of birth: November 19, 1869
Date of death: May 25, 1921

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	22	Jan 9, 1917 - Aug 19, 1918	35th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Anderson / Grimes		Brazos, Grimes

(1) Oscar Davis resigned 8/19/1918. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 22
Jan 9, 1917 - Aug 19, 1918
Legislatures: 35th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Anderson / Grimes
Counties in district: Brazos, Grimes

(1) Oscar Davis resigned 8/19/1918. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Obituary and photo, Dr. Oscar Davis, Vol. XVII, No. 3, July 1921, pp. 186-187. Texas State Journal of Medicine, 1905.

Other Resources

Listed in "Men who have represented Grimes County in the House of Representatives/State Senate, 1846-1931," pp. 205-209. Includes Date, Legislatures, District, and Source of Data. Early History of Grimes County, 1930.
Dr. Oscar Davis, birth date 11/19/1869 in Georgia; death date 5/25/1921 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; physician. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Dr. Oscar Davis, birth date 11/19/1869, death date 5/25/1921, burial in Cistern Cemetery Cistern, Fayette County. Find a Grave.
"Dr. Oscar Davis Found Dead Here," 5/26/1921, p. 1. "Before serving as state health officer Dr. Davis was a member of the lower house of the state legislature representing Anderson County. He was appointed state health officer by Governor Hobby and was succeeded by Dr. C.W. Goddard." Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. Dr. Oscar Davis, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

35th R.S. - 1917
Appropriations
Common Carriers
Conflicting Extension Work
Education
Juvenile Reforms
Public Health (Chair)

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