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
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