Name Elmer Davies | Died January 7, 1957 | |
Elmer David Davies (January 12, 1899 – January 7, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a member of the Tennessee State Senate, and later served as a United States federal judge.
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Early life
Elmer David Davies was born on January 12, 1899 in Magnolia, Arkansas. He received an LL.B. from Vanderbilt University in 1922. Davies joined the Ku Klux Klan in Louisiana and attended a meeting while he was a student at Vanderbilt; however, he later claimed he was disillusioned and stopped going.
Career
Davies was in private practice in Nashville, Tennessee from 1922 to 1939, and served as a Tennessee state senator from 1935 to 1939.
On June 19, 1939, Davies was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee vacated by John J. Gore. Davies was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 12, 1939, and received his commission the same day. He served as chief judge from 1954 to 1957.
Death
Davies died of a heart attack on January 7, 1957 in Nashville.