1834 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1834 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 10.
1834 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
John Davis (Massachusetts governor)
John Davis was an American lawyer, businessman and politician from Massachusetts. He spent 25 years in public service, serving in both houses of the United States Congress and for three non-consecutive years as Governor of Massachusetts. Because of his reputation for personal integrity he was known as "Honest John" Davis.
Daguerreotype by Mathew Brady, March 1849
Daniel Webster (1897 portrait print), with whom Davis feuded
Davis's son Hasbrouck Davis.