Lincoln Davis
| Lincoln Davis | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Van Hilleary |
| Succeeded by | Scott DesJarlais |
| Member of the Tennessee Senate | |
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In office 1996-2002 |
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| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
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In office 1980-1984 |
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September 13, 1943 near Pall Mall, Tennessee |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lynda Davis |
| Children | Larissa, Lynn, Libby |
| Residence | Pall Mall, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Tennessee Tech University |
| Religion | Baptist |
Lincoln Edward Davis (born September 13, 1943) is the former U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 4th congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Davis has spent most of his life in Fentress County, a mostly rural county in the state's coal-mining region. He graduated from Tennessee Technological University in 1966 with a degree in agriculture. Davis, who now lives in the rural Fentress County village of Pall Mall, also owns a construction business, Diversified Construction Co., which builds homes, apartments, and offices. Davis and his wife Lynda, an elementary school teacher, have three daughters, Larissa, Lynn and Libby, and five grandchildren.
Davis began his political career in 1978, when he was elected mayor of Byrdstown. Midway through his term as mayor, he was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives, where he served two terms. He gave up the seat in 1984 to run for the Democratic nomination in the 6th District when Al Gore gave it up to make a successful run for the United States Senate. He narrowly lost the primary to state Democratic Party chairman Bart Gordon. Ten years later, he ran for the Democratic nomination in the 4th District after Jim Cooper gave up the seat to make an unsuccessful run for Gore's Senate seat. He lost narrowly again, this time to one of Cooper's former assistants, Jeff Whorley, who in turn lost the general election to Republican Van Hilleary. In 1996, he was elected to the Tennessee State Senate and served two terms there.
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