# Joe W. Davis

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{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2011}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name        = Joe W. Davis
|image       = Mayor Joe W Davis February 1970.png
|caption     = Davis in February 1970
|order       = 64th<ref>Before 1916, the office was known as "President." Davis was the 8th to hold the title of "Mayor."</ref>
|office      = Mayor of Huntsville
|term_start  = 1968
|term_end    = 1988
|predecessor = [Glenn Hearn](/source/Glenn_Hearn)
|successor   = [Steve Hettinger](/source/Steve_Hettinger)
|birth_date  = {{birth date|1918|10|22}}
|birth_place = [Huntsville](/source/Huntsville%2C_Alabama), [Alabama](/source/Alabama), U.S.
|death_date  = {{Death date and age|1992|11|14|1918|10|22|mf=yes}}
|death_place = Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
|profession  = Educator, businessman
|blank1      = Religion
|data1       = [Presbyterian](/source/Presbyterian)
}}
'''Joe William Davis''' (October 22, 1918 – November 14, 1992) was an American politician who served as mayor of [Huntsville, Alabama](/source/Huntsville%2C_Alabama), for five consecutive terms from 1968 to 1988.<ref name="hsvalgov"/> He unsuccessfully sought a sixth term. Davis is the second-longest-serving mayor of Huntsville, behind only [Alex W. McAllister](/source/Alex_W._McAllister).

Born in nearby [New Market, Alabama](/source/New_Market%2C_Alabama), Davis had worked as a teacher and a businessman before becoming Huntsville's mayor.<ref name="hhrws90"/> He was a veteran of [World War II](/source/World_War_II). Married with a family, Davis was a [Freemason](/source/Freemason) and member of [Helion Lodge #1](/source/Helion_Lodge) in Huntsville. He is buried at [Maple Hill Cemetery](/source/Maple_Hill_Cemetery_(Huntsville%2C_Alabama)) in Huntsville.<ref name="hburial"/>

==Tributes==
The [Joe W. Davis Stadium](/source/Joe_W._Davis_Stadium) in Huntsville, home of the [Huntsville Stars](/source/Huntsville_Stars) baseball team from 1985 through 2014, is named in his honor.<ref name="bbpilg"/> The stadium is under development to be the home of MLS Next Pro team [Huntsville City Football Club](/source/Huntsville_City_FC) whose inaugural season began in March 2023.

== References ==
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<ref name="hsvalgov">{{cite news|publisher=City of Huntsville, Alabama |title=Huntsville's History of Mayors |url=http://www.huntsvilleal.gov/mayor/mayor_history.php |accessdate=September 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115072123/http://www.huntsvilleal.gov/mayor/mayor_history.php |archivedate=January 15, 2012 }}</ref>
<ref name="hhrws90">{{cite news |work=The Huntsville Historical Review |publisher=The Huntsville-Madison County Historical Society |location=[Huntsville, AL](/source/Huntsville%2C_AL) |title=New Market Celebrates its History |volume=17 |issue=1 |page=29 |format=PDF |url=http://huntsvillehistorycollection.org/hh/hhpics/hhr/pdf/Volume_17_1_Jan-90.pdf#page=32 |date=Winter–Spring 1990 |accessdate=May 8, 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="bbpilg">{{cite web |first=Graham |last=Knight |publisher=Baseball Pilgrimages |title=Joe Davis Stadium |url=http://www.baseballpilgrimages.com/minors/huntsville.html |date=June 9, 2010 |accessdate=May 8, 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="hburial">{{cite web |publisher=City of Huntsville, Alabama |work=Maple Hill Cemetery Map |title=Davis, Joe W. |url=http://maps.hsvcity.com/cemetery/MapleHillMap.aspx?id=204 |accessdate=March 5, 2015 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

</references>

{{Mayors of Huntsville Alabama}}

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Category:20th-century mayors of places in Alabama
Category:Mayors of Huntsville, Alabama
Category:People from Madison County, Alabama
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Category:American military personnel of World War II
Category:American Freemasons

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