William Morris Davis (congressman)

William M. Davis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1861  March 3, 1863
Preceded byJohn Wood
Succeeded byMartin Russell Thayer
Personal details
Born(1815-08-16)August 16, 1815
Keene, New York
DiedAugust 5, 1891(1891-08-05) (aged 75)
Keene, New York
Political partyRepublican

William Morris Davis (August 16, 1815  August 5, 1891), was an abolitionist, author and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Among his friends were the New York sculptor Henry Kirke Brown, and the lock inventor Linus Yale.