Charles Wesley Davis (January 5, 1827June 8, 1912) was an American businessman, banker, and Republican politician from

Oshkosh, Wisconsin Oshkosh is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, of which it is the county seat. The city had a population of 66,816 in 2020, making it the ninth-largest city in Wisconsin. It is also adjacent to the Town of Oshkosh. History Oshkosh was ...

. He was the 12th mayor of Oshkosh and served four years in the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 19th Senate district from 1895 to 1899."Former Oshkosh Mayor Dead", ''The Watertown News'' (June 14, 1912), p. 7.

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Charles W. Davis was born in Castleton, Vermont, in 1827. Davis was elected to the Senate in 1894. Additionally, he was Mayor of Oshkosh and Chairman of the Winnebago County, Wisconsin Board. He was a Republican. He served as president of the New German American bank in Oshkosh from 1892 to January 11, 1907, when he resigned, stating that man eighty years of age out to resign."C. W. Davis Is Dead; Passing Of Pioneer", ''The Oshkosh Northwestern'' (June 8, 1912), p. 1. Davis died in his home in Oshkosh from heart disease at the age of 85.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Charles People from Castleton, Vermont County supervisors in Wisconsin Republican Party Wisconsin state senators Mayors of Oshkosh, Wisconsin 1827 births 1912 deaths

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