Davis, Cushman Kellogg, 1838-1900

Cushman Kellogg Davis, a Senator from Minnesota, was born in Henderson, Jefferson County, N.Y., on June 16, 1838. He moved with his parents to Waukesha, Wisconsin, where he attended the public schools, Carroll College in Waukesha, and graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1857. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Waukesha. He moved to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1865 and became a member of the State house of representatives ine 1867, then served as United States district attorney from 1868 to 1873. He served as Governor of Minnesota from 1874 to 1875, then was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1886. He was reelected in 1892 and again in 1898, and served from March 4, 1887, until his death on November 27, 1900.

From the description of Davis, Cushman Kellogg, 1838-1900 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10568552

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