Simon Stevens Davis

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Simon Stevens Davis

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Birthplace: Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont, United States
Death: May 11, 1896 (78)
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Hiram Davis and Melinda Davis
Husband of Elizabeth Davis
Father of Harry S. Davis; Libbie Corine Davis; Ralph F. Davis and Walter K. Davis
Brother of Melinda Ann Weston; Helen Frances Babcock; Ira W. Davis; Franklin S. Davis; Hiram Harwood Davis and 1 other

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About Simon Stevens Davis

Mayor of Cincinnati. (1871-1873). He emigrated from New England to Ohio in 1843 and established a banking and brokerage firm before entering politics. Davis was elected as a Republican to the Cincinnati City Council and went on to serve as Mayor from 1871 to 1873. He was the speaker at the dedication ceremony of the Tyler Davidson Fountain, and was instrumental in organizing the Relief Union during the Civil War to help needy families of soldiers and working with the Home of the Friendless and Foundlings.

Bio by: K Guy
from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18303448/simon-stevens-davis

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Simon Stevens Davis's Timeline

1817
December 19, 1817
Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont, United States
1858
June 28, 1858
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
1863
August 10, 1863
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
1865
January 31, 1865
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
1872
September 1872
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
1896
May 11, 1896
Age 78
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
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Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States