John Wesley Davis

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John Wesley Davis was a 19th-century American physician, lawyer, and Democratic politician who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as U.S. minister to China.

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instanceOf American politician
diplomat
human
physician
appointedBy James K. Polk NERFINISHED
birthDate 1799-04-16
birthPlace New Holland, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1859-08-22
deathPlace Carlisle, Indiana NERFINISHED
educatedAt Baltimore Medical College NERFINISHED
familyName Davis NERFINISHED
givenName John NERFINISHED
knownFor serving as Governor of Oregon Territory
serving as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
serving as United States Minister to China
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
middleName Wesley NERFINISHED
occupation member of the Indiana House of Representatives
officeEndAsMinisterToChina 1850
officeStartAsMinisterToChina 1848
positionHeld Governor of Oregon Territory
Member of the United States House of Representatives
Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives NERFINISHED
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
U.S. Representative from Indiana
United States Minister to China NERFINISHED
precededByAsSpeakerOfTheHouse John Winston Jones NERFINISHED
profession diplomat
lawyer
physician
politician
religion Methodist
representedInCongress Indiana's 1st congressional district NERFINISHED
residence Carlisle, Indiana NERFINISHED
stateRepresented Indiana NERFINISHED
succeededByAsSpeakerOfTheHouse Robert Charles Winthrop NERFINISHED
termEndAsSpeakerOfTheHouse 1847
termStartAsSpeakerOfTheHouse 1845
wasActiveIn 19th century

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