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Noah Davis

The Civil Rights Act of 1875

(September 10, 1818 — March 20, 1902) Noah Davis was a lawyer, judge, and politician. Davis was born in Haverhill, New Hampshire in 1818 and moved to New York with his parents in 1825. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in Gainesville and Buffalo. In 1857, Davis was elected judge of the Supreme Court of the eighth judicial district and served in that capacity until 1868. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served form March 4, 1869 to July, 1870 when he resigned, having been appointed as a United States attorney by President Grant. He served in that position until 1872, when he resigned to be a State Supreme Court judge. Davis served in that capacity until 1887. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000126]

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