James C. Davis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James C. Davis

American politician

Date of Birth: 17-May-1895

Place of Birth: Heard County, Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 18-Dec-1981

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

James Curran Davis (May 17, 1895 – December 18, 1981) was a politician from the state of Georgia. Davis was born in Franklin, Georgia.
He attended Reinhardt College in Waleska, Georgia and Emory College in Oxford, Georgia.
During World War I, Davis served in the United States Marine Corps.
He worked as an attorney and served as a state representative and a judge before being elected to represent Georgia's 5th congressional district in the House of Representatives as a Democrat.
Davis served in Congress from January 3, 1947 to January 3, 1963. Davis was a signatory to the 1956 Southern Manifesto, a document expressing the opposition of Southern congressional representatives to integration.
At the 1956 Democratic National Convention in August, he received 33 votes for President (sixth place).