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William Davies

William Davies

Born 1775 in Savannah, GA

Died 1829 in Savannah, GA

FJC ID: 569

William Davies (July 8, 1776 – April 30, 1829) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Georgia.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Superior Court of Georgia, Eastern Judicial Circuit
    Superior Court of Georgia, Eastern Judicial Circuit
    Judge · 1828–1829
  2. Georgia
    State senator · 1809–1810, 1824–1825, 1827
  3. Private practice, Savannah, Georgia, -
    1798, 1798–1804, 1811–1814, 1821–1822, 1825–1826
  4. Savannah, Georgia
    Alderman · 1804–1808, 1809–1811, 1815–1818, 1822–1823
  5. -
    -
    U.S. attorney for the District of Georgia · 1819
  6. Georgia
    State representative · 1798, 1807–1808, 1814
  7. Savannah, Georgia
    Mayor · 1807

Appointments

  1. District Court, D. Georgia
    1819–1821
    Term ended: resign
  2. U.S. District Court for the District of Georgia
    1819–1821 · Appointed by James Monroe (Jeffersonian Republican)
    Term ended: Resignation

Education

  1. Read law