Leon S. Davis | |
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Member of the
Oregon House of Representatives from the 4th district | |
In office 1953–1963 | |
Preceded by | J. O. Johnson |
Succeeded by | Victor Atiyeh |
Personal details | |
Born | August 29, 1895 |
Died | May 3, 1968 | (aged 72)
Resting place | Fir Lawn Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Hillsboro, Oregon |
Occupation | real estate agent |
Leon Stafford Davis (August 29, 1895 – May 3, 1968) [1] was a politician and real estate agent in the U.S. state of Oregon. A Republican, he served in the Oregon Legislative Assembly representing Hillsboro.
Davis grew up on a farm near the city of Beaverton, Oregon, and went to school in that community. [2] During World War I he served in combat, before returning to Washington County, where he worked for the Hillsboro Argus. [2]
During the Great Depression, he served as an administrator with Oregon's State Emergency Relief Agency (SERA). [3] Davis served as manager of the Washington County Fair in 1950, [4] and was then elected as the president of the Oregon Fairs Association in 1952. [5]
He was then elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1952, taking office on January 12, 1953, [6] replacing J. O. Johnson in District 4. [7] He won reelections, and served in the House through the 1961 session. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] District 4 then went to future governor Victor Atiyeh. [13] After leaving the legislature, Davis ran for Washington County Commissioner in 1964, losing in the November election to Joe Van Dyke. [14] At the time, he owned a real estate firm, [15] and had been elected as president of the Oregon Association of Realtors. [16] Davis died in 1968, with the Oregon Legislature paying tribute the next session in 1969. [17]