Deane C. Davis

Deane Chandler Davis
Official Vermont State House portrait
74th Governor of Vermont
In office January 9, 1969 – January 4, 1973
Lieutenant	Thomas L. Hayes John S. Burgess
Preceded by	Philip H. Hoff
Succeeded by	Thomas P. Salmon
Personal details
Born	(1900-11-07)November 7, 1900 East Barre, Vermont
Died	December 8, 1990(1990-12-08) (aged 90) Berlin, Vermont
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Corinne Eastman Davis (From 1924 until her death in 1951) & Marjorie Smith Conzelman Davis (From 1952 until his death in 1990)
Alma mater	Boston University (LL.B.)
Profession	Lawyer / Judge / Insurance Executive / Politician

Deane Chandler Davis (November 7, 1900 – December 8, 1990) was the 74th Governor of Vermont from 1969 to 1973.

Deane Davis was born in East Barre, Vermont on November 7, 1900, the son of Earle R. Davis (1867-1945) and Lois S. Hillery (1870-1952). Earle Davis was an attorney who served as state's attorney for Washington County and county probate judge.

The younger Davis attended the schools of Barre, and graduated from Spaulding High School in 1918. He studied at Boston University School of Law while participating in the Student Army Training Corps during World War I. He received his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1922 and became a lawyer in Barre.

A Republican, Davis served in local offices including member of the City Council and City Attorney. From 1926 to 1928 he was Washington County State's Attorney. From 1931 to 1936 Davis was a Judge of the Vermont Superior Court. As a leader of the party, Davis also attended numerous state and national conventions as a Delegate, including the 1948 Republican National Convention.

In the 1930s Davis practiced law in partnership with Stanley C. Wilson, F. Ray Keyser, Sr., and J. Ward Carver. Their firm was described as Vermont’s “best ever collection of legal talent,” in that it produced one Vermont Supreme Court Justice (Carver), two Governors (Wilson and Davis), and one state Attorney General (Carver).