{{short description|American politician (died 1907)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = John Ward Davis | image = | alt = | caption = | state_delegate = Maryland | district = Cecil County | term_start = 1868 | term_end = 1870 | predecessor = | successor = | alongside = Levi R. Mearns, William Richards, James Touchstone | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and given age|1907|5|27|83}} | death_place = near Cecilton, Maryland, U.S. | resting_place = | party = Democratic | spouse = {{marriage|Mary Jones||1907|reason=died}} | children = 3, including William B. | relatives = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = {{hlist|Politician|farmer}} | signature = }}
'''John Ward Davis''' (died May 27, 1907) was an American politician and farmer from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County from 1868 to 1870.
==Career== John Ward Davis was a farmer and owned more than 1,000 acres in Cecil County.<ref name="obit">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-midland-journal-john-ward-davis-31/127427014/ |title=John Ward Davis |date=1907-05-31 |newspaper=The Midland Journal |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-07-01}}{{Open access}}</ref>
Davis was a Democrat. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County, from 1868 to 1870.<ref name="obit"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/house/html/cehouse.html |title=Historical List, House of Delegates, Cecil County (1790-1974) |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |date=2000-02-01 |access-date=2023-07-01}}</ref>
==Personal life== Davis married Mary Jones, daughter of Benedict Jones. They had three sons, John Ward Jr., Edgar J. and William B. His wife died in February 1907.<ref name="obit"/><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-mrs-john-ward-davis/127426476/ |title=Mrs. John Ward Davis |date=1907-02-15 |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-07-01}}{{Open access}}</ref>
Davis died on May 27, 1907, at the age of 83, at his home near Cecilton.<ref name="obit"/>
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