Harry L. Davis

For other people named Harry Davis, see Harry Davis (disambiguation).

Harry Lyman Davis


49th Governor of Ohio
In office January 10, 1921 – January 8, 1923
Lieutenant	Clarence J. Brown
Preceded by	James M. Cox
Succeeded by	A. Victor Donahey
Mayor of Cleveland
In office 1916–1919
Preceded by	Newton D. Baker
Succeeded by	William S. Fitzgerald
In office 1934–1935
Preceded by	Raymond T. Miller
Succeeded by	Harold Hitz Burton
Personal details
Born	(1878-01-25)January 25, 1878 Cleveland, Ohio
Died	May 21, 1950(1950-05-21) (aged 72) Cleveland, Ohio
Resting place	Lake View Cemetery
Political party	Republican

Harry Lyman Davis (January 25, 1878 – May 21, 1950) was an American politician of the Republican Party. He served as the 38th and 44th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio and as the 49th Governor of Ohio.

Life and career

Davis was born in Cleveland, Ohio in the Newburgh area to Evan and Barbara Jones Davis. At age thirteen, he left school to work in the steel mills, studying at home and night school. He became a solicitor for the Cleveland Telephone Co. at age twenty-one and later founded the Davis Rate Adjustment Co., selling telephone securities and the Harry L. Davis Co., selling insurance.

In 1909, Davis was elected Republican city treasurer. David defeated his opponent Peter Witt in the 1915 Cleveland mayoral election. As the city's new mayor, Davis established the Mayor's Advisory War Committee in 1917 to aid the American effort in World War I. His work gained national recognition. Mayor Davis also had to deal with the communist May Day Riots of 1919 and the bombing of his home by communist agitators; the Red Scare presented a new set of dilemmas. Davis responded to the outrages by campaigning for the expulsion of all "Bolsheviks" from America. Since 1919 was an election year, Davis resigned from the mayorship and went on to successfully campaign for governor of Ohio.

Davis won the governor's seat and served one term. While in office, Davis restructured the executive branch to include a cabinet of seven directors to help administer state affairs. Davis did not run again in 1922, but rather 1924, when he was soundly defeated by incumbent A. Victor Donahey. Davis later returned to Cleveland and became a strong opponent of the city manager plan. He later served again as mayor from 1934 to 1935.

References

The Encyclopedia Of Cleveland History by Cleveland Bicentennial Commission (Cleveland, Ohio), David D. Van Tassel (Editor), and John J. Grabowski (Editor) ISBN 0-253-33056-4

External links

Harry L. Davis at Find a Grave

Offices and distinctions

Political offices
Preceded by Newton D. Baker	Mayor of Cleveland 1916–1919	Succeeded by William S. Fitzgerald
Preceded by James M. Cox	Governor of Ohio 1921–1923	Succeeded by A. Victor Donahey
Preceded by Raymond T. Miller	Mayor of Cleveland 1934–1935	Succeeded by Harold H. Burton
Party political offices
Preceded by Frank B. Willis	Republican Party nominee for Governor of Ohio 1920	Succeeded by Carmi Thompson
Preceded by Carmi Thompson	Republican Party nominee for Governor of Ohio 1924	Succeeded by Myers Y. Cooper

Articles and topics related to Harry L. Davis

Mayors of Cleveland, Ohio

Mayors of Cleveland (1836–1854)	Willey Mills Dockstader Allen Mills Hayward Starkweather Hoadley Harris Kelsey Bingham Case Brownell

Mayors of Ohio City (1836–1854)	Barber Burrows Baldwin Standart Lord Lamb Griffith Beverlin Burnham Sheldon Castle

Mayors of Cleveland since 1854	Castle Starkweather Senter Flint Masters Senter Chapin Buhrer Pelton Otis Payne Rose Herrick Farley Gardner Babcock Gardner Rose Blee McKisson Farley Johnson Baehr Baker Davis Fitzgerald Kohler Hopkins (manager) Morgan (manager) Miller Davis Burton Blythin Lausche Burke Celebrezze Locher Stokes Perk Kucinich Voinovich White Campbell Jackson

Governors and Lieutenant Governors of Ohio

Governors	Tiffin Kirker Huntington Meigs Looker Worthington E. Brown Trimble Morrow Trimble McArthur Lucas Vance Shannon Corwin Shannon T. Bartley M. Bartley Bebb Ford Wood Medill Chase Dennison Tod Brough Anderson J. D. Cox Hayes Noyes Allen Hayes Young Bishop Foster Hoadly Foraker Campbell McKinley Bushnell Nash Herrick Pattison Harris Harmon J. M. Cox Willis J. M. Cox Davis Donahey Cooper White Davey Bricker Lausche Herbert Lausche J. Brown O'Neill DiSalle Rhodes Gilligan Rhodes Celeste Voinovich Hollister Taft Strickland Kasich

Lieutenant Governors	Medill Myers Ford Welker Kirk Stanton Anderson McBurney Lee Mueller Hart Young Curtiss Fitch Hickenlooper Richards Warwick Kennedy Conrad Lyon Lampson Marquis Harris Jones Caldwell Nippert Gordon Harding Harris Treadway Pomerene Nichols Greenlund Arnold Bloom C. Brown Bloom Lewis Bloom Pickrel Braden J. T. Brown Pickrel Sawyer Mosier Yoder Herbert Nye Herbert Nye J. W. Brown Herbert Donahey J. W. Brown Celeste Voinovich Shoemaker Leonard DeWine Hollister O'Connor Bradley Johnson Fisher Taylor

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 16437808 LCCN: n93041868

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