Harry Edward Davis (December 26, 1882 – February 4, 1955) was a lawyer and state legislator in Ohio. He served both houses of the

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. He was born in

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. He graduated from Western Reserve University Law School in 1908. He was first elected to represent

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in the

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in 1920 and served four terms. He was elected to the

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in 1947 and re-elected in 1953. He married Louise Wormley in 1917. He was a

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and published ''Freemasonry Among Negroes in America'' in 1946. Russell Howard Davis was his brother. Harry E. Davis Jr. High School was named in his honor in 1962.

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