DAVIS, Jacob Erastus
Davis Jacob E , a Representative from Ohio; born in Beaver Village, Pike County, Ohio, October 31, 1905; attended the rural schools; was graduated from Beaver (Ohio) High School in 1923; Ohio State University at Columbus, A.B., 1927; law department of Harvard University, J.D., 1930; was admitted to the bar in 1930 and commenced practice in Waverly, Ohio; prosecuting attorney of Pike County, Ohio, 1931-1935; member of the State house of representatives 1935-1937, serving as speaker pro tempore and majority floor leader in 1937; common pleas judge of Pike County 1937-1940; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-seventh Congress (January 3, 1941-January 3, 1943); was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth Congress; served as a special assistant to the Secretary of the Navy in 1943 and 1944; vice president, Kroger Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1945-1960, president 1961-1970, and chairman of the board until his retirement in 1970; is a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Naples, Fla.
, a Representative from Ohio; born in Beaver Village, Pike County, Ohio, October 31, 1905; attended the rural schools; was graduated from Beaver (Ohio) High School in 1923; Ohio State University at Columbus, A.B., 1927; law department of Harvard University, J.D., 1930; was admitted to the bar in 1930 and commenced practice in Waverly, Ohio; prosecuting attorney of Pike County, Ohio, 1931-1935; member of the State house of representatives 1935-1937, serving as speaker pro tempore and majority floor leader in 1937; common pleas judge of Pike County 1937-1940; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-seventh Congress (January 3, 1941-January 3, 1943); was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth Congress; served as a special assistant to the Secretary of the Navy in 1943 and 1944; vice president, Kroger Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1945-1960, president 1961-1970, and chairman of the board until his retirement in 1970; is a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Naples, Fla. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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