Thomas Osborne Davis (Canadian politician)
Thomas Osborne Davis (August 16, 1856 – January 23, 1917) was a Canadian Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada representing the Provisional District of Saskatchewan, and later a member of the Senate of Canada.[1]
Thomas Davis | |
|---|---|
 Davis (1901/02) | |
| Senator | |
| In office September 1, 1905 – January 23, 1917 | |
| Constituency | Saskatchewan |
| Senator | |
| In office September 30, 1904 – August 31, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Willie Adams |
| Constituency | Northwest Territories |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saskatchewan | |
| In office December 18, 1896 – September 29, 1904 | |
| Preceded by | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Succeeded by | John Henderson Lamont |
| Majority | 741 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Osborne Davis August 16, 1856 Sherrington, Canada East, Province of Canada |
| Died | January 23, 1917 (aged 60) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Merchant, politician |
| Committees | Select Committee on Resources of the Territory between Labrador and the Rocky Mountains |
He was tutored by his father Samuel Davis and became a general merchant at Prince Albert, Northwest Territories. In 1885, he married Rebecca Jennings.[2] He served on the town council for Prince Albert and was mayor from 1894 to 1895.[1] Davis died in office in Prince Albert at the age of 60.[2]
His son Thomas Clayton Davis also served as mayor of Prince Albert, going on to serve in the Saskatchewan assembly, as a Saskatchewan judge and as an ambassador for Canada.[3]
Legacy
The hamlet of Davis, Saskatchewan was named after him.
References
- Thomas Osborne Davis – Parliament of Canada biography
- Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867–1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- Quiring, Brett. Davis, Thomas Clayton (1889–1960). University of Regina. Retrieved 13 April 2012.