Davis was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Judge Alexander Davis and Alice (Edwards) Davis. He had two brothers and three sisters. Davis' father had been a Colonel in the 5th Division of the Missouri State Guards during the Civil War.[3] and later a judge in the Montana Territory before returning to St. Louis and practicing law.[4] Davis received his secondary education at Smith Academy (St. Louis), graduating in 1894. He received his college degree from Vanderbilt University in 1898, and law degree from Saint Louis University in 1900. In 1901 he married Roberta Randolph Morrison.[5] Davis practiced law as a partner in the firm of Bates, Blodgett, Williams & Davis. He died September 16, 1951, and is buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.
Political historyedit
Davis made his first foray into elective politics in 1916 by running for a circuit judge position in St. Louis County. However he was soundly defeated by his Republican opponent. He served twice as a commissioner of the Missouri Supreme Court, first in 1923, then again from 1927 to 1931[2] In 1944 Davis won a narrow victory to become Missouri's 34th Lieutenant Governor.
walter, naylor, davis, november, 1876, september, 1951, american, democratic, politician, from, state, missouri, state, 34th, lieutenant, governor, former, commissioner, missouri, supreme, court, 34th, lieutenant, governor, missouriin, office, january, 1945, j. Walter Naylor Davis November 29 1876 September 16 1951 was an American Democratic politician from the state of Missouri He was the state s 34th Lieutenant Governor 1 and a former commissioner of the Missouri Supreme Court 2 Walter Naylor Davis34th Lieutenant Governor of MissouriIn office January 8 1945 January 10 1949GovernorPhil M DonnellyPreceded byFrank G HarrisSucceeded byJames T Blair Jr Personal detailsBorn 1876 11 29 November 29 1876St Louis County Missouri U S DiedSeptember 16 1951 1951 09 16 aged 74 Political partyDemocraticProfessionAttorneyPersonal history editDavis was born in St Louis Missouri the son of Judge Alexander Davis and Alice Edwards Davis He had two brothers and three sisters Davis father had been a Colonel in the 5th Division of the Missouri State Guards during the Civil War 3 and later a judge in the Montana Territory before returning to St Louis and practicing law 4 Davis received his secondary education at Smith Academy St Louis graduating in 1894 He received his college degree from Vanderbilt University in 1898 and law degree from Saint Louis University in 1900 In 1901 he married Roberta Randolph Morrison 5 Davis practiced law as a partner in the firm of Bates Blodgett Williams amp Davis He died September 16 1951 and is buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St Louis Political history editDavis made his first foray into elective politics in 1916 by running for a circuit judge position in St Louis County However he was soundly defeated by his Republican opponent He served twice as a commissioner of the Missouri Supreme Court first in 1923 then again from 1927 to 1931 2 In 1944 Davis won a narrow victory to become Missouri s 34th Lieutenant Governor Missouri Lieutenant Governor Election 1944 Party Candidate Votes Republican James G Blaine 761 568 49 05 Democratic Walter Naylor Davis 789 517 50 85 Winner 6 References edit Lawrence Kestenbaum Index to Politicians Davis U to Z The Political Graveyard Retrieved 2011 01 29 a b Former Commissioners of the Supreme Court Courts mo gov Retrieved 2011 01 29 Our First 100 Years 1899 Pricecamp org 1987 06 27 Retrieved 2011 01 29 Stevens Walter Barlow 1921 01 01 Centennial History of Missouri the Center State One Hundred Years in the Union 1820 1921 S J Clarke Walter Naylor Davis Pricecamp org Retrieved 2011 01 29 MO Lt Governor Race Nov 07 1944 Our Campaigns Retrieved 2011 01 29 Party political officesPreceded byFrank Gaines Harris Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri1944 Succeeded byJames T Blair Jr Political officesPreceded byFrank G Harris Lieutenant Governor of Missouri1945 1949 Succeeded byJames T Blair Jr nbsp This article about a Missouri politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walter Naylor Davis amp oldid 1187578200, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
