Ewin L. Davis
American politician (1876-1949)
Ewin Lamar Davis (February 5, 1876 – October 23, 1949) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 5th congressional district of Tennessee.
Biography
Davis was born in Bedford County, Tennessee, son of McLin H. and Christina Lee (Shoffner) Davis; and brother of Norman Hezekiah Davis. He attended public schools, including The Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, and Woolwine School in Tullahoma, Tennessee. From 1895 to 1897 he was a student at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He married Carolyn Windsor on December 28, 1898, and they had five children, Windsor, Margaret, Ewin, Latham, and Carolyn. He graduated from Columbian (now The George Washington University Law School) in Washington, D.C., in 1899. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Tullahoma, Tennessee.
Career
Davis was a delegate to all state Democratic conventions from 1900 to 1910. From 1910 through 1918, he was a judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Tennessee. He also acted as chairman of the district exemption board for the middle district of Tennessee in 1917 and 1918.
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