John Clay Davies II (May 1, 1920 – June 17, 2002) was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a Democratic

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, serving a single term from 1949 to 1951.

Biography

Born in Albany, he was the grandson of John Clay Davies, who served as New York Attorney General. The older of two children, Davies graduated from

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High School, and attended the

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and Hamilton College (in Clinton, New York).

Early career

He was editor of the ''Camden Chronicle'' in 1940 and 1941, and maintained public relations offices in Albany from 1941 to 1943. He was with the

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department of Westinghouse Electric Corp. in

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from 1943 to 1946, and was vice president of the Earle Ferris Co. Inc., in New York City from 1946 to 1948. From 1948 to 1953 he was a partner in a public relations business in

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Congress

Davies was elected as a

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to the

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. He won a close election by just 138 votes, and served one term, January 3, 1949 to January 3, 1951. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the

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in 1950.

Later career and death

After leaving Congress Davies served as Deputy County Clerk for Oneida County. He was later a writer and a public relations executive in

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, where he died on June 17, 2002.

References

External links

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