Drexell R. Davis
Drexell R. Davis | |
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| 77th & 79th Secretary of State of Kentucky | |
| In office January 2, 1984 – January 4, 1988 | |
| Governor | Martha Layne Collins Wallace Wilkinson |
| Preceded by | Frances Jones Mills |
| Succeeded by | Bremer Ehrler |
| In office January 5, 1976 – January 7, 1980 | |
| Governor | Julian Carroll John Y. Brown Jr. |
| Preceded by | Thelma Stovall |
| Succeeded by | Frances Jones Miller |
| 32nd & 34th Kentucky State Treasurer | |
| In office January 7, 1980 – January 2, 1984 | |
| Governor | John Y. Brown Jr. Martha Layne Collins |
| Preceded by | Frances Jones Mills |
| Succeeded by | Frances Jones Mills |
| In office January 3, 1972 – January 5, 1976 | |
| Governor | Wendell Ford Julian Carroll |
| Preceded by | Thelma Stovall |
| Succeeded by | Frances Jones Mills |
| Clerk of the Kentucky Court of Appeals | |
| In office January 6, 1964 – January 1, 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Doris Owens |
| Succeeded by | Dick Vermillion |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 21, 1921 |
| Died | December 16, 2009 (aged 88) |
Drexell R. Davis (July 19, 1921 – December 16, 2009) was a Democrat who held several elected offices in Kentucky. He was born in Shelby County, Kentucky.
For 100 years (1891–1992) the Kentucky Constitution did not allow any holder of statewide office to succeed themselves for a second consecutive term. As a result, a handful of Kentucky politicians became known as "musical chairs" officeholders because they would run for one statewide office and then another repeatedly. Thelma Stovall, Frances Jones Mills and Drex Davis were the best known musical chairs officeholders. The three often traded offices in given election years through the 1970s and 1980s.