Thomas B. Davis

Thomas Beall Davis (April 25, 1828 – November 26, 1911), of Keyser, West Virginia, was an American Democratic politician.^[1]

Thomas Davis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 2nd district
In office June 6, 1905 – March 3, 1907
Preceded by	Alston G. Dayton
Succeeded by	George Cookman Sturgiss
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the Mineral County district
In office 1899–1900
Personal details
Born	Thomas Beall Davis (1828-04-25)April 25, 1828 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died	November 26, 1911(1911-11-26) (aged 83) Keyser, West Virginia, U.S.
Resting place	Maplewood Cemetery in Elkins, West Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Relations	Henry Gassaway Davis (brother)
Occupation	Politician
Committees	West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee

Biography

Davis was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and was the brother of Henry Gassaway Davis.^[1] He relocated to Howard County, Maryland, where he attended public schools.^[1] Davis moved to Piedmont in present-day West Virginia in 1854 and began working for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.^[1] He then relocated to Keyser, West Virginia, several years later, and he engaged in the mercantile, lumbering, banking, mining, and railroad building businesses.^[1]

In 1876 Davis became a Member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, serving until 1907. He entered the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1899, representing Mineral County until 1900.

Davis became a U.S. Representative from West Virginia's 2nd District^[2] in the 59th Congress, serving from 1905 to 1907 after the resignation of Republican Alston Dayton.

He died in Keyser and was buried at Maplewood Cemetery in Elkins. The town of Thomas, West Virginia is named for him.^[3]