Davis, James C. (James Curran), 1895-1981

Authoritative Name:
Davis, James C. (James Curran), 1895-1981
Biography:
"DAVIS, James Curran, a Representative from Georgia; born in Franklin, Heard County, Ga., May 17, 1895; attended the public schools, Reinhardt College, Waleska, Ga., and Emory College, Oxford, Ga.; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1919 and commenced practice in Atlanta, Ga.; during the First World War enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served from December 24, 1917, until his discharge on January 11, 1919; served as a first lieutenant and captain in the Judge Advocate General's Department, Officers Reserve Corps; resumed the practice of law; member of the State house of representatives from De Kalb County 1924-1928; attorney for the Georgia Department of Industrial Relations 1928-1931 and for De Kalb County 1931-1934; judge of superior courts, Stone Mountain judicial circuit, 1934-1947; delegate to Democratic National Convention in 1948; elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1963); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1962 to the Eighty-eighth Congress; resumed the practice of law; publisher of the Atlanta (Ga.) Times, 1964-1965; member, boards of directors, Salem Campground and De Kalb Federal Savings and Loan Association, Atlanta, Ga., where he resided until his death there on December 18, 1981; interment in Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga."--Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000109.
Associated Subjects:
Davis, James C. (James Curran), 1895-1981
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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--Stand by for proper identification / Baldy, [ca. 1960]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1960
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Sure kid, go ahead!-- / Baldy, [ca. 1960]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1960
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--We'll protect you, like we alway [sic] have, neighbor! We're just across the pasture! / Baldy, [ca. 1967]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1967
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Battle stars / Baldy, [ca. 1962]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1962
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Passing in review / Baldy, [ca. 1958]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1958
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

[Baldy Cartoon on the death of the county unit system and Representative James C. Davis] / Baldy, 1962

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1962
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
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Oral history interview with Elliott Levitas, 1996

Creator:
Levitas, Elliott H. (Elliott Harris), 1930-
Date of Original:
1996
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections