| 词条 | John Wesley Davis |
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| honorific-prefix = | name = John W. Davis | honorific-suffix = | image = John Wesley Davis.jpg | smallimage = | caption = Davis as painted by W.D. Murphy, 1911. | office = 4th Governor of Oregon Territory | term_start = May 14, 1853 | term_end = August 1, 1854 | predecessor = George Law Curry (acting) | successor = George Law Curry | appointer= Franklin Pierce | office1 = 3rd United States Commissioner to the Great Qing Empire | term_start1 = January 3, 1848 | term_end1 = May 25, 1850 | predecessor1 = Alexander Hill Everett | successor1 = Humphrey Marshall | appointer1= Zachary Taylor | order2 = 17th | office2 = Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | term_start2 = December 1, 1845 | term_end2 = March 4, 1847 | predecessor2 = John W. Jones | successor2 = Robert C. Winthrop |office3 = Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana |term_start3 = March 4, 1835 |term_end3 = March 3, 1837 March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 |predecessor3 = John Ewing (2nd) John Ewing (2nd) David Wallace (6th) |successor3 = John Ewing (2nd) Richard W. Thompson (2nd) George Grundy Dunn (6th) |constituency3 = 2nd district (1835–37) 2nd district (1839–41) 6th district (1843–47) | office4 = Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives | term_start4 = December 1, 1851 | term_end4 = June 21, 1852 | predecessor4 = Ebenezer Dumont | successor4 = William Hayden English | term_start5 = December 6, 1841 | term_end5 = January 31, 1842 | predecessor5 = Samuel Judah | successor5 = Thomas Jefferson Henley | term_start6 = December 3, 1832 | term_end6 = February 4, 1833 | predecessor6 = Harbin H. Moore | successor6 = Nathan B. Palmer | office7 = Member of the Indiana House of Representatives | term7 = 1831 1841 1851 1857 | birth_date = {{birth date|1799|04|16}} | birth_place = New Holland, Pennsylvania, US | death_date = {{death date and age|1859|08|22|1799|04|16}} | death_place = Carlisle, Indiana, US | restingplace = City Cemetery | restingplacecoordinates = | birth_name = John Wesley Davis | nationality = American | party = Democratic | otherparty = Jacksonian | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = UMB | occupation = Doctor | profession = Physician | cabinet = | committees = Committee on Public Lands | portfolio = | religion = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} John Wesley Davis (April 16, 1799 – August 22, 1859) was an American physician and Democratic politician, active in the mid-1800s. He is best known for serving as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Governor of the Oregon Territory, and as a four-time member of the Indiana state legislature. Early life and educationDavis was born in New Holland, Pennsylvania, on April 16, 1799, and later moved to Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, with his parents.[1][2] Davis graduated from Baltimore Medical College in 1821, then moved to Carlisle, Indiana, in 1823 and practiced medicine there.[2] He married Ann Hoover on November 19, 1820. Political careerState politicsDavis started his political career as an unsuccessful candidate for the Indiana Senate in 1828. He instead became a state court judge in Indiana from 1829 to 1831. He was elected a member of the Indiana House of Representatives four times, serving terms beginning in 1831, 1841, 1851, and 1857.[1] He was Speaker of the Indiana House from 1832 to 1833 and again from 1841 to 1842 and 1851 to 1852.[1] National politicsHe served as a U.S. Representative from Indiana in the 24th, 26th, 28th and 29th Congresses and was Speaker of the U.S. House in the 29th Congress.[1] From 1848 to 1850 he was U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner to China.[1] In 1852 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Indiana.[1] GovernorshipDavis was appointed to the office of Governor of the Oregon Territory in 1853 by President Franklin Pierce. His appointment was not welcomed by Oregonians, however, and he left office just over a year later, with the position returning to his predecessor, Secretary of the Territory George Law Curry. DeathDavis died in Carlisle, Indiana on August 22, 1859.[1] He was buried at City Cemetery in Carlisle.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html |title=The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Davis, J. |publisher=The Political Graveyard |accessdate=2007-10-31}} 2. ^1 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: DAVIS, John Wesley External links{{Portal|Biography}}
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