Roger Davis (October 2, 1762 – November 20, 1815) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Roger Davis | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | |
| In office March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1815 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Jenkins Matthias Richards Daniel Hiester |
| Succeeded by | William Darlington John Hahn |
| Constituency | 3rd district (1811–1813) 2nd district (1813–1815) |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1809-1811 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 2, 1762 Charlestown Village, Province of Pennsylvania, British America |
| Died | November 20, 1815 (aged 53) Charlestown Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Roger Davis was born in Charlestown Village in the Province of Pennsylvania. He studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and commenced practice about 1785 in Charlestown. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1809 to 1811.
Davis was elected as a Republican to the Twelfth and Thirteenth Congresses. He resumed the practice of medicine in Charlestown, where he died in 1815, and was interred in Great Valley Presbyterian Churchyard.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Roger Davis (id: D000133)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard