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Garrett Davis (September 10, 1801 - September 22, 1872) was a U.S. Senator and Representative from Kentucky. September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. This photograph shows a rare glimpse of the four vote tallying boards (the blackish squares across the top), which display each members name and vote as... Official language(s) English Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 37th 104,749 km² 225 km 610 km 1. ...

Born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Garrett Davis was the brother of Amos Davis. After completing preparatory studies, Davis was employed in the office of the county clerk of Montgomery County, Kentucky, and afterward of Bourbon County, Kentucky. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1823, whereafter he commenced practice in Paris, Kentucky. Mount Sterling is a city located in Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 5,876. ... The term county clerk has been commonly applied, in several English-speaking countries, to an influential employee of a county administration. ... Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... Bourbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. ... A bar association is a body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... Paris is a city located in Bourbon County, Kentucky. ...

Davis served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1833 to 1835. Afterward, he was elected as a Whig to the United States House of Representatives, serving from March 4, 1839 to March 3, 1847. There he was chairman of the Committee on Territories. Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly, the state legislature of Kentucky. ... Whig Party banner from 1848 with candidates Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore. ... The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. This photograph shows a rare glimpse of the four vote tallying boards (the blackish squares across the top), which display each members name and vote as... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Davis declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1846, but instead resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He refused to reenter politics the next fifteen years. Davis declined the nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 1848, and declined the American Party nomination for Governor in 1855 and for the presidency in 1856. The office of Lieutentant Governor of Kentucky has existed under the last three of Kentuckys four constitutions, beginning in 1797. ... A political party by the name of the American Party has existed several times in the United States: The ante-bellum American Party grew out of the Know-Nothing movement and was based on Nativism. ... This is a list of Governors of Kentucky: See also Kentucky Categories: | | ... The presidential seal was first used by president Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ...

Davis was opposed to secession, however, and supported the Constitutional Union Party ticket in 1860. This convinced him to reenter politics, and he was elected as a Unionist in 1861 to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the expulsion of John C. Breckinridge. He was reelected as a Democrat in 1867 and served from December 10, 1861 until his death in Paris, Kentucky in 1872. He served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims. He was intered in Paris Cemetery. Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincoln+ Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Strength 1,556,678 1,064,200 Casualties KIA: 110,100 Total dead: 359,500 Wounded: 275,200 KIA: 74,500 Total dead: 198,500 Wounded: 137,000+  The American... The Constitutional Union Party was a political party in the United States created in 1860. ... Map of the division of the states during the Civil War. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... John C. Breckinridge John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821–May 17, 1875) was a lawyer, U.S. Representative, Senator from Kentucky, the fourteenth Vice President of the United States, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Paris is a city located in Bourbon County, Kentucky. ...

These are tables of congressional delegations from Kentucky to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... These are tables of congressional delegations from Kentucky to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... John C. Breckinridge John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821–May 17, 1875) was a lawyer, U.S. Representative, Senator from Kentucky, the fourteenth Vice President of the United States, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. ... These are tables of congressional delegations from Kentucky to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ...

Sources

• This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• American National Biography, Dictionary of American Biography, U.S. Congress.
• Memorial Addresses for Garrett Davis. 42nd Cong., 3rd sess., 1872-1873. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1873.