Difference between revisions of "John Wesley Davis"

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John Wesley Davis (1799-1859) was a US Representative from Indiana and the Speaker of the House from 1845 to 1857. Initially a Jacksonian, Davis became a committed Democrat and later went on to serve in other positions such as being Governor of the Oregon Territory from 1853-1854.