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Canadian politician
Elihu James Davis
(December 2, 1851 ? June 18, 1936) was an
Ontario
businessman and political figure. He represented
York North
in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
as a
Liberal
member from 1888 to 1904.
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Davis was born in
York Township
,
Canada West
in 1851, the son of Andrew Davis. He entered business with his father, who owned a
tannery
in
King Township
. In 1874, he married Maggie Johnston. Children of this union were five sons: Elmer Davis, Harold Davis, Aubrey Davis, Andrew Davis and Elihu James Davis Jr. and two daughters Mabel Davis and Edith Davis [wife of Alfred Webb]. Davis served on the
council for King Township
and was
reeve
from 1883 to 1886. He also served as warden for
York County
in 1884. In the same year, his father retired and Davis took ownership of the business. He was first elected to the legislative assembly in 1888 after the resignation of
Joseph Widdifield
. Davis was
Provincial Secretary and Registrar of Ontario
from 1896 to 1899 and
Commissioner of Crown Lands
from 1899 to 1904.
His grandsons
Donald George Davis
and Murray Edward Davis went on to careers in the theatre. Both are the sons of Elihu James Davis Jr.
He died at
Wellesley Hospital
in Toronto, and was interred in the Newmarket Cemetery in
Newmarket
.
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Newmarket Era (Newmarket, ON1861), June 18, 1936, p. 4
Newmarket Era (Newmarket, ON1861), June 18, 1936, p. 1
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