John Davis

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Davis
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Apr 13, 1873(1873-04-13)
Age	151
Birthplace	Colorado
Country	United States
Birth City	West Virginia
Horoscope	Aries

John Davis Biography

John Davis is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on April 13, 1873 in Colorado, West Virginia, United States. Over the course of his six-decade career in politics and law, he served as Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Solicitor General of the United States and a member of the United States House of Representatives. He argued close to 150 cases in front of the U.S. Supreme Court and also launched an unsuccessful campaign for President of the United States.

He lost the American presidential election of 1924 to Republican candidate Calvin Coolidge.

Davis’ business career began in 1978, when he became president of Mid-South Drilling Co. In 1982, he co-founded 1-800-FLOWERS, then a toll-free phone ordering system for the floral industry, with business partner Jim Poage. He sold his stake in the company to James McCann in 1984.

Davis was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he attended Broadmoor High School. He is the oldest of five siblings. Davis graduated from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas with a bachelor’s in business administration. Following his graduation, Davis briefly became involved in politics, serving as U.S. Senator John Tower’s campaign director during Tower’s successful 1978 reelection bid. Following his work on Tower’s campaign, Davis ran for a seat in the Texas House of Representatives and lost a close race.

His first marriage, to Julia McDonald, resulted in a daughter who was also named Julia. His second marriage was to Ellen Bassel.

John Davis Net Worth

John Davis is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Davis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He earned both his bachelor’s degree in Latin and his law degree from Washington and Lee University.

In appearing before the Supreme Court just prior to the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, he found himself on the wrong side of history, fighting unsuccessfully to uphold the segregationist doctrine of “separate but equal.”

John F. Davis III (born 1953) is an entrepreneur, educator, CEO of Room Key, and a member of the Texas Christian University Board of Trustees. He is a co- founder of 1-800-Flowers and former CEO of both Pegasus Solutions and Birch Street Systems.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is John Davis Dating?

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Davis led Pegasus’ acquisition of REZsolutions, a hotel marketing and reservation provider in 2000. In 2006, Prides Capital acquired Pegasus solutions for $275 million. Davis retired from Pegasus in July 2008.

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Davis celebrates birthday on April 13 of every year.

Davis has served as executive-in-residence at the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University since 2008. He is also a member of Texas Christian University’s board of trustees.

What is John Davis known for?

John Davis ( c. 1550 – 29 December 1605) was one of the chief navigators of Queen Elizabeth I of England. He led several voyages to discover the Northwest Passage and served as pilot and captain on both Dutch and English voyages to the East Indies. He discovered the Falkland Islands in August 1592.

What does John Davis do for a living?

John Alexander Davis (born October 26, 1961) is an American film director, writer, animator, voice actor and composer known for his work both in stop- motion animation as well as computer animation, live action and live- action/CGI hybrids.

Is John Davis still alive?

May 24, 2021

Where does John Davis work?

John Davis (also spelled Davys), explorer, navigator (born ca. 1550 near Dartmouth, England; died 27 December 1605 off Bintan Island, near Singapore). Davis made it his life’s work to become the first European to find and travel the Northwest Passage , launching three failed expeditions between 1585 and 1587.

What did John Davis Discover in Canada?

Davis invented a device (called the backstaff, or Davis quadrant) used until the 18th century for determining latitude by reading the angle of elevation of the sun , and he wrote a treatise on navigation, The Seaman’s Secret (1594). His work The World’s Hydrographical Description (1595) deals with the Northwest Passage.