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-consecutiv
Daguerreotype by Mathew Brady, March 1849
Daniel Webster (1897 portrait print), with whom Davis feuded
The 1833–34 Massachusetts gubernatorial election consisted of a popular election held on November 11, 1833, and a legislative vote held in January 1834. The task of electing the governor fell to the M