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Westmoreland Davis

American politician (1859-1942)
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Westmoreland Davis
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Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
August 21, 1859
Date of death
September 7, 1942, September 2, 1942[10]
Place of birth
Atlantic Ocean, birth at sea[9]
Place of death
Baltimore
Country of citizenship
United States[13]
Occupation
lawyer, politician, farmer, governor
Position held
Governor of Virginia[14]
Educated at
University of Virginia, Columbia Law School, Virginia Military Institute[15][16][17]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[19]
Spouse
Marguerite Inman Davis[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Family name
Davis[20]
Place of burial
Virginia[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Morley Davis en Westmoreland Davis de Morley Davis es Morley Davis fr Morley Davis he וסטמורלנד דייוויס
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000027648211
VIAF cluster ID
70484794
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88156223
GND ID
1175997994
Encyclopedia Virginia ID
Davis_Westmoreland_1859-1942
FAST ID
254999
Find a Grave memorial ID
19769116
Freebase ID
/m/0889kq
Geni profile ID
6000000019543584031
NNDB people ID
613/000209983
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org
Our Campaigns candidate ID
99992
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Prabook ID
1743257
SNAC ARK ID
w6930sc3
VMI Historical Rosters Database ID
2108
WikiTree person ID
Davis-29878
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgmQHV9xbt83MdrxPCPcP
Yale LUX ID
person/013f2e9e-eea3-4729-bf70-24151d20a198

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 3
University of Virginia, Columbia Law School, Virginia Military Institute
Occupation 3
politician, lawyer, farmer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Davis
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Place of birth 1
Atlantic Ocean
Place of death 1
Baltimore
Position held 1
Governor of Virginia
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Westmoreland Davis was born on August 21, 1859[1], in Atlantic Ocean[2]. He died on September 7, 1942[3], in Baltimore[4]. He worked as a lawyer[5], politician[6], farmer[7], and governor[8].

FAQs

Where was Westmoreland Davis born?

Westmoreland Davis was born in Atlantic Ocean[2].

Where did Westmoreland Davis die?

Westmoreland Davis passed away in Baltimore[4].

Who was Westmoreland Davis married to?

Westmoreland Davis's spouses include Marguerite Inman Davis[12].

What did Westmoreland Davis do for work?

Westmoreland Davis worked as a lawyer[5], politician[6], farmer[7], and governor[8].

Where did Westmoreland Davis go to school?

Westmoreland Davis was educated at University of Virginia[15], Columbia Law School[16], and Virginia Military Institute[17].

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lawyer United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] ↑ . VMI Historical Rosters Database. Retrieved . ead.lib.virginia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65769: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 5d ago · Irgnetnahkkcuf · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of burial → Virginia
    "Created claim: Place of burial: Virginia, Added Place of burial: Virginia from hewiki (details)"
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