Ewin L. Davis
| Ewin Lamar Davis | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 5th district |
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In office March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 |
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| Preceded by | William C. Houston |
| Succeeded by | Jo Byrns |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 5, 1876 Bedford County, Tennessee |
| Died |
October 23, 1949 (aged 73) Washington, D.C. |
| Citizenship |
 United States
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Carolyn Windsor Davis |
| Children |
Windsor Davis Margaret Davis Ewin Davis Latham Davis Carolyn Davis |
| Alma mater | Columbian (now The George Washington University Law School) |
| Profession |
Attorney politician judge banker |
Windsor Davis Margaret Davis
Ewin Davis
Latham Davis
Attorney politician
judge
Ewin Lamar Davis (February 5, 1876 – October 23, 1949) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 5th congressional district of Tennessee.
Davis was born in Bedford County, Tennessee, son of McLin H. and Christina Lee (Shoffner) Davis; and brother of Norman Hezekiah Davis. He attended public schools, including The Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee and Woolwine School in Tullahoma, Tennessee. From 1895 to 1897 he was a student at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He married Carolyn Windsor on December 28, 1898, and they had five children, Windsor, Margaret, Ewin, Latham, and Carolyn. He graduated from Columbian (now The George Washington University Law School) in Washington, D.C. in 1899. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Tullahoma, Tennessee.
Davis was a delegate to all state Democratic conventions from 1900 to 1910. From 1910 through 1918, he was a judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Tennessee. He also acted as Chairman of the district exemption board for the middle district of Tennessee in 1917 and 1918.
From 1903 to 1940, Davis was the director of the Traders National Bank of Tullahoma, and was a trustee of the Tennessee College for Women from 1906 to 1939. He was also a member of the Federal Trade Commission from May 23, 1923 until his death, serving as Chairman in 1935, 1940, and 1945.
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