David Vance (photographer)
David Vance may refer to: * David Vance (soldier) ( – 1813), American soldier in the Revolutionary War * David Vance (politician) (1836–1912), American shipmaster and politician * David R. Vance David R. Vance (born August 22, 1940, in Logansport, Indiana) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer who has won more than 3,000 races. Vance has won three training titles at Churchill Downs, three at Keystone Racetrack and two at th ...

David Vance (soldier)
Colonel David Vance was an American soldier during the Revolutionary War. Personal life Vance was born near Winchester, Virginia, circa 1745, the oldest son of Samuel Vance and descended from the DeVaux family in Normandy. The name Vance is a corruption of DeVaux. Around 1774 he settled on the Catawba River in Rowan County, later Burke County, and married there, Priscilla Brank, daughter of Robert Brank. Military career Serving in the Revolutionary War as an American soldier in the North, he was an ensign, and at the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and at Valley Forge. In the South he was at the battles of Musgrove Mill and Kings Mountain. After the war he settled at Vanceville on Reems Creek, Burke County, which is now Buncombe County. In 1786 and 1791 he was a member from Burke County of the North Carolina House of Commons and in 1791 he and Colonel William Davidson from Rutherford County introduced in that house petitions to create the County of Buncombe. In 1792 he be ...
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David Vance (politician)
David Vance (February 19, 1836 – October 9, 1912) was an American shipmaster and politician. Vance was born on February 19, 1836, in Belfast, Ireland. Three months later, Vance moved with his family to Jefferson County, New York. In 1854, he settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was a shipmaster on the Great Lakes and later was in the vessel brokerage and marine insurance business. Vance was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1876 and 1877 sessions. He was a Republican. Vance died in his home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 9, 1912, from complications due to a broken hip.Cap. David Vance Ends Long Career, ''Milwaukee Sentinel'', October 10, 1912, pg. 1, 4 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vance, David Irish emigrants to the United States Politicians from Belfast People from Jefferson County, New York Politicians from Milwaukee Businesspeople from Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 1836 births 1912 deaths 19th-centu ...
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