1. Bancroft Davis originally entered Harvard with the class of 1840 but was suspended in his senior year and did not graduate with his original class.
15 Facts About Bancroft Davis
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Bancroft Davis was Secretary and charge d'affaires for the London legation with the United States Department of State from 1849 to 1852.
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Bancroft Davis entered private practice in New York City, New York from 1853 to 1862.
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Bancroft Davis was an American correspondent for the London Times from 1854 to 1861.
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Bancroft Davis was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1869 but vacated his seat on March 26,1869 to accept a federal post.
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Bancroft Davis was a United States Assistant Secretary of State from 1869 to 1871, and from 1873 to 1874, under President Ulysses S Grant.
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Bancroft Davis was Secretary and United States Agent for the Joint High Commission in Geneva, Switzerland from 1871 to 1873.
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Bancroft Davis was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 14,1877, and received his commission the same day.
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Bancroft Davis's service terminated on December 9,1881, due to his resignation to again accept the post of United States Assistant Secretary of State from 1881 to 1882.
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Bancroft Davis was confirmed by the Senate on December 20,1882, and received his commission the same day.
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Bancroft Davis's service terminated on November 5,1883, due to his resignation.
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Bancroft Davis served as Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1883 to 1902.
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Bancroft Davis died on December 27,1907, at his residence, 1621 H Street NW, in Washington, DC.
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On November 19,1857, Bancroft Davis married Frederica Gore King.
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Bancroft Davis was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1851.