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August 11, 1924. Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Clarksburg, West Virginia. November 05, 1924. Statement Conceding the Presidential Election. November 05, 1924. Congratulatory Telegram from Wife, Ellen B. Davis, to Grace Coolidge. November 05, 1924. Congratulatory Telegram to Charles Bryan. November 05, 1924.
campaign of John W. Davis. The 1924 campaign of 1924 Democratic Party nominee John W. Davis is one of the most obscure of the twentieth century. Davis was defeated in a landslide by President Calvin Coolidge who had taken office upon the death of the popular Warren G. Harding. Relatively few promotional items were made to support the candidacy ...
Politics was in the blood of Clarksburg native John W. Davis. He was born not only to a Congressman, but to one who participated in the Wheeling Convention t...
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United States presidential election of 1924, American presidential election held on November 4, 1924, in which Republican Calvin Coolidge defeated Democrat John W. Davis. Running as the Progressive Party candidate, Robert M. La Follette captured some one-sixth of the popular vote. Upon the
John William Davis (April 13, 1873 – March 24, 1955) was an American politician, diplomat and lawyer. He served under President Woodrow Wilson as the Solicitor General of the United States and the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. He was the Democratic nominee for president in 1924 but lost to Republican incumbent Calvin Coolidge.
John W. Davis campaigned for Alfred E. Smith, the Democratic nominee for president in 1928, and backed Franklin D. Roosevelt for president in 1932. Shortly after the 1932 election, however, he began attacking the New Deal and sought to upset some of its activities in the courts as unconstitutional.
15. Okt. 2012 · John W. Davis. Lawyer, diplomat, and presidential candidate John William Davis (April 13, 1873-March 24, 1955) was born in Clarksburg. He was educated at Washington and Lee, graduating from the university in 1892 and from the law school in 1895. He taught law at W & L from 1896 to 1897.
