Don Davis (politician)

Donald Robert Davis (June 23, 1931 – April 10, 2008) was an American politician. He served in many roles, from decorated war veteran to petroleum executive, board chairman, association president, Jacksonville City Council president and Florida state legislator.

Don Davis was born in Okemah, Oklahoma to Lucien and Lucille Davis. He grew up in Coronado, California and graduated from Coronado High School in 1949. He attended the University of Redlands in California before serving in the United States Army for 3 years, leaving the service as a Sergeant First Class. He was a decorated Korean War Veteran, earning the Combat Infantryman Badge, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean Service Medal with 3 service stars. After returning to the states, Mr. Davis married Alice Claudia Berry of Miami on December 18, 1954. He resumed his education and received a degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1959.

The family moved to Jacksonville, Florida in 1960 with the Occidental Life Insurance Company (now Transamerica Corporation), where they raised their two sons, Robert (Don, Jr.) and Dean. During several years in the insurance industry as a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), Davis established a reputation of integrity and was asked to serve on the Local Government Study Commission (LGSC) which the Florida legislature created in 1965. Their mission was to design a consolidated city/county government; their goal was to reform Jacksonville’s corrupt, inefficient government. During this period, Davis changed careers, and was named General Manager of Deerwood Country Club, a position he held for over 20 years. In 1978, he was named vice president of (SWD), responsible for all Deerwood Club operations, including the sale of residences and home sites.

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