Show MEN OF THE HOUE HOUR some are born great some u achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them T DAVID DAVIS PRESIDENT OF TUB tug V U 81 SENATE the feature of the political politic I panorama are beco becoming so P pic ic that daily some sorn new name or interest presents itself to the general public just at this moment the gentleman whose portrait accompanies this brief sketch begins to fill the public eye more fully and this we say without any intention to be humorous in relation to his corporeal dimensions or weight mr dav davs a was born in cecil co maryland march oth 1815 and was educated at kenyon college ohio ho he studied law with judge bishop in lenox mass and in the law school at new haven conn in 1836 he be settled in bloomington illinois where he still resides and where he lie haa has long exercised great influence both socially and politically in 1845 he was elected to the lower house of the illinois legislature to the constitutional convention which framed a now constitution for the state in 1847 was elected judge of the eighth judicial circuit of illinois in 1848 was reelected re elected in 1855 and again in 1861 and a appointed pointed by president lincoln an I associate justice of ilie S supreme eme court of the united states in 1862 in 1877 he be resigned his judgeship Judg esbil t and was elected to the united states senate for the full term ending 1883 in 1872 he was nominated by the labor reform party arty as a candidate for the presidency zey with what result need not of course be mentioned here |