Levi Davis, Sr. (July 20, 1808 – March 3, 1897) was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Cecil County, Maryland, Davis was admitted to the Maryland bar. He moved to Vandalia, Illinois. He fought in the

Black Hawk War The Black Hawk War was a conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted after Black Hawk and a group of Sauks, Meskwakis (Fox), and Kickapoos, known as the " British Band", cros ...

of 1832. Davis was involved with the Whig Party and later with the Republican Party. From 1835 to 1841, Davis served as the Auditor of Public Accounts, State of Illinois. He then continued to practice law. In 1846, Davis moved to

Alton, Illinois Alton ( ) is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, Madison County, Illinois, United States, about north of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 25,676 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is a p ...

and continued to practice law. He was the attorney for the Chicago and Alton Railroad. Davis died as a result of a stroke at his son's house in Alton, Illinois.'Death Of A Pioneer - Mr. Levi Davis, sr., Expires In His 89th Year,' Alton Evening Telegraph, March 4, 1897, pg. 3.

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* 1808 births 1897 deaths People from Alton, Illinois People from Vandalia, Illinois People from Cecil County, Maryland American people of the Black Hawk War Illinois lawyers Maryland lawyers Illinois Republicans Illinois Whigs 19th-century American politicians Auditors of Public Accounts of Illinois 19th-century American lawyers {{Illinois-politician-stub