Thomas Osborne Davis Politician

Thomas Osborne Davis (16 August 1856 – 23 January 1917) was a Canadian Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons representing the Provisional District of Saskatchewan, and later a member of the Canadian Senate.He was tutored by his father Samuel Davis and became a general merchant at Prince Albert, Northwest Territories. In 1885, he married Rebecca Jennings. He served on the town council for Prince Albert and was mayor from 1894 to 1895. Davis died in office in Prince Albert at the age of 60.His son Thomas Clayton Davis also served as mayor of Prince Albert, going on to serve in the Saskatchewan assembly, as a Saskatchewan judge and as an ambassador for Canada.

Personal facts

Thomas Osborne Davis
Birth dateAugust 16, 1856
Birth nameThomas Osborne Davis
Birth place
Canada
Nationality
Canadians
Date of deathJanuary 23, 1917
Place of death
Prince Albert Saskatchewan

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Member of parliament

committeeSelect Committee on Resources of the Territory between Labrador and the Rocky Mountains
electionmajority741
region
Northwest Territories
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan (Provisional District)
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Politician

party
Liberal Party of Canada

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