John W. Davis (July 30, 1918 – December 25, 2003) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as Speaker of the

New Jersey General Assembly The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts f ...

. Davis graduated from

Bucknell University Bucknell University is a private liberal arts college in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1846 as the University at Lewisburg, it now consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, Freeman College of Management, and the College of Engineering ...

in 1941. He served in the U.S. Marines during World War II, and was elected to the Lower Penns Neck (now Pennsville Township) Board of Education. He was a farmer. Davis was elected to the

in 1955, and was re-elected in 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, and 1965. He was defeated for re-election to a seventh term in 1967. He was the Assembly Speaker in 1962.John W. Davis
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1918 births 2003 deaths School board members in New Jersey Speakers of the New Jersey General Assembly Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II United States Marines Bucknell University alumni Farmers from New Jersey People from Pennsville Township, New Jersey 20th-century American politicians {{NewJersey-politician-stub