| State house | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| District | Chester County |
| Term start | 1804 |
| Term end | 1805 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Park, James Fulton, Edward Darlington, Thomas Taylor, Methuselah Davis |
| Successor | John Boyd, Methuselah Davis, James Kelton, Francis Gardner, John G. Bull |
| Alongside | James Fulton, Edward Darlington, Methuselah Davis, John Boyd |
| Birth place | Charlestown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death date | December 27, 1837 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Anna Shenck |
| Occupation | Politician · saddler · farmer |
Hezekiah Davis (died December 27, 1837) was an American politician who served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1804 to 1805.
Life
Davis was born in Charlestown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.[1]
He worked as a saddler and owned a farm of 125 acres (51 ha).[1] During the Revolutionary War, he worked as a quartermaster. He was taken as prisoner of war by the British during the Battle of Long Island.[1]
A Democrat, Davis was a local politician in Charlestown Township. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1804 to 1805.[1][2]
Davis died on December 27, 1837.[1]
Personal life
Davis married Anna Schenck, descendant of General Schenck, of Brooklyn, New York. They met while was a prisoner of war. They had nine children, Willemina, Harriet, Maria, Julia, Adriana, Nicholas, Nathan, Hannah and Thomas L. His daughter Maria married John G. Wersler, a major who served in the War of 1812.[1][3] He was a Presbyterian.[1]
References
- ^ Wiley, Samuel T. (1893). Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Comprising A Historical Sketch of the County. Garner, Winfield Scott (ed.). Gresham Publishing Company. pp. 646–648. Retrieved 2023-11-11. – via Archive.org
- ^ Thomson, W. W. (ed.) (1898). Chester County and Its People. The Union History Company. p. 438. Retrieved 2023-11-10. – via Archive.org
- ^ Cope, Gilbert & Ashmead, Henry Graham (eds.) (1904). Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania. Vol. 1. The Lewis Publishing Company. p. 276. Retrieved 2023-12-04. – via Archive.org