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David Davis (March 9, 1815 – June 26, 1886) was an American politician and jurist who was a U.S. senator from Illinois and associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. He also served as Abraham Lincoln's campaign manager at the 1860 Republican National Convention, engineering Lincoln's successful nomination for president by that party.
David Davis (born March 9, 1815, Cecil county, Md., U.S.—died June 26, 1886, Bloomington, Ill.) was an American politician, a close associate of Abraham Lincoln. He served as a Supreme Court justice and senator during the antebellum, American Civil War, and postwar eras.
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Read about how U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Davis got to the Court, including his education, career, and confirmation process.
David Davis was the a part of the United States Supreme Court, appointed by President Abraham Lincoln. To read the more of the history, click here.
David Davis was born in Maryland but moved west to make his mark as a lawyer. He settled in Bloomington, Illinois. He ran for the Senate as a Whig but lost; then he ran for a seat in the state House of Representatives and won. While in Springfield, he met Abraham Lincoln.
May 21, 2018 · David Davis served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1862 to 1877. An Illinois attorney and judge, Davis acted as Abraham Lincoln 's campaign manager in the 1860 election, working tirelessly to win the republican party nomination and the general election for Lincoln.
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Abraham Lincoln nominated David Davis to replace John A. Campbell on December 1, 1862 and he was confirmed by voice vote on December 8, 1862. Davis had served fourteen years on the Court when he was elected to the United States Senate by the Illinois State Legislature.
