Glenn R. Davis
| Glenn Robert Davis | |
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Davis in 1956
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 9th district |
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In office January 3, 1965 – December 31, 1974 |
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| Preceded by | Lester Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Bob Kasten |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 2nd district |
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In office April 22, 1947 – January 3, 1957 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Kirkland Henry |
| Succeeded by | Donald Edgar Tewes |
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| Born | October 28, 1914 Vernon, Wisconsin |
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September 21, 1988 (aged 73) Arlington, Virginia |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Glenn Robert Davis (October 28, 1914 – September 21, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Wisconsin. He represented Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district from April 22, 1947 to January 3, 1957, and Wisconsin's 9th congressional district from January 3, 1965 to December 31, 1974.
Davis was born on a small farm to a poor family in Vernon, Wisconsin. He excelled academically despite pressure from his father to forsake school for farming. He skipped several grades and was a teacher of the younger children in his one-room school house before graduating—three years early—from Mukwonago High School in 1930, at age 15.
Davis attended the Platteville State Teachers College (now the University of Wisconsin–Platteville) with a donation from his mother (who had been hiding the money from her husband for just such an occasion). He majored in education and went on to teach high school at Cottage Grove and Waupun for five years. Davis then went back to school, earning a law degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1940.
After passing the bar, Davis opened a law firm in Waukesha, Wisconsin. From this perch, he launched his first campaign for public office, with a successful bid for the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1940.
After a year in the legislature, Davis resigned his seat to join the U.S. Navy, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Lieutenant Davis served as the Communications officer aboard the USS Sangamon (CVE-26), an escort carrier. The ship sustained a Kamikaze attack the latter days of the war off of Okinawa. Although a third of the crew were casualties, Davis was uninjured.
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