Appletons' cyclopaedia von amerikanischen Biographie. von New York vol-unteers, 29. Juni 1812, und Brigadegeneral in 1814. Er war an der Spitze seiner Brigade inder Sortie von Fort Erie getötet. DAVIS, David, Jurist, b. in Clark County, Md., 9. März, 1815; d. in Bloomington, 111., 26. Juni 1886. Er am Kenyon College in Ohio graduiert wurde, im Jahre 1832, studierte Rechtswissenschaften in Massachusetts und wentthrough ein Kurs an der Law School der New Haven, zu Illinois entfernt im Jahre 1835, und wurde andie Bar, nach dem er in Bloomington abgerechnet zugelassen. wurde er in den Landtag im Jahr 1844 gewählt. Wasa, Mitglied des Konvents, dass

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Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . of New York vol-unteers, 29 June, 1812, and brigadier-general in1814. He was killed at the head of his brigade inthe sortie from Fort Erie. DAVIS, David, jurist, b. in Cecil county, Md., 9 March, 1815; d. in Bloomington, 111., 26 June, 1886. He was graduated at Kenyon college, Ohio, in 1832, studied law in Massachusetts, and wentthrough a course at the law-school of New Haven, removed to Illinois in 1835, and was admitted tothe bar, after which he settled in Bloomington.He was elected to the state legislature in 1844. wasa member of the convention that formed the stateconstitution in 1847, elected judge of the eighthjudicial circuit of the state in 1848, re-electedin 1855, and again in 1861, resigning in October, 1862. He was an intimate friend of AbrahamLincoln, and rode the circuit with him every year.He was a delegate at large to the Chicago conven-tion that nominated Mr. Lincoln for the presi-dency in 1860, accompanied him on his journey toWashington, and in October, 1862, was appoint-. £&&&Z*-^ ed a justice of the supreme court of the UnitedStates. After President Lincolns assassination Judge Davis was an administrator of his estate. In1870 lie held, with the minority of the supremeCOUrJ, that the acts of congrc.-.s making governmentnotes a legaltender in pay-ment of debtswere constitu-tional* In Feb-ruary, 1872, theNational con-vention of thelabor reformparty nomi-nated him asits candidatefor president, on a platformthat declared, among otherthings, in fa-vor of a na-tional currencybased on thefaith and re-sources of thenation, and in-terchangeable with 365-per-cent. bonds of the gov-ernment, and demanded the establishment of aneight-hour law throughout the country, and thepayment of the national debt without mortgagingthe property of the people to enrich capitalists.In answer to the letter informing him of the nomi-nation, Judge Davis said: Be pleased to thank theconvention for the unexpected honor which theyhave confer

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