Horace Davis
Horace Davis | |
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Davis c. 1895 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | William Adam Piper |
| Succeeded by | William Rosecrans |
| 6th President of the University of California | |
| In office February, 1888 – April 1890 | |
| Preceded by | Edward S. Holden |
| Succeeded by | Martin Kellogg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 16, 1831 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | July 12, 1916 (aged 85) San Francisco, California, United States |
| Resting place | Cypress Lawn Memorial Park |
| Party | Republican |
| Parent(s) | John Davis and Eliza Bancroft Davis |
| Relatives | see Davis political family |
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Horace Davis (March 16, 1831 – July 12, 1916) was an American businessman who served two terms as a United States representative from California from 1877 to 1881. He later served as president of the University of California from 1887 to 1890.
He was the son of Massachusetts Governor John Davis and the younger brother of diplomat John Chandler Bancroft Davis.