David Floyd Davis
David Floyd Davis | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New York Senate from the 4th district | |
| In office 1899–1900 | |
| Preceded by | George W. Brush |
| Succeeded by | Arthur J. Audett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York |
| Died | Newark, New Jersey |
David Floyd Davis (July 10, 1867 – November 7, 1951) was an American businessman and politician from New York.
Life
[edit]He was the son of David Frank Davis and Betsey Sophia (Wiggins) Davis. In 1890, he opened an oil distribution business. On November 15, 1893, he married Edith Clyde Smith, and they had two children.
Davis was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 4th D.) in 1898; and a member of the New York State Senate (4th D.) in 1899 and 1900.
In 1906, he testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission to how Standard Oil was trying to push independent oil dealers out of business.
Sources
[edit]- Davis genealogy
- HOW OIL TRUST BLOCKS NEW YORK COMPETITION in NYT on December 1, 1906
- OIL CO. HELD CULPABLE in NYT on March 25, 1915