John Wesley Davis

John W. Davis
Davis as painted by W.D. Murphy, 1911.
4th Governor of Oregon Territory
In office
May 14, 1853 – August 1, 1854
Appointed byFranklin Pierce
Preceded byGeorge Law Curry (acting)
Succeeded byGeorge Law Curry
3rd United States Commissioner to the Great Qing Empire
In office
January 3, 1848 – May 25, 1850
Appointed byJames K. Polk
Preceded byAlexander Hill Everett
Succeeded byHumphrey Marshall
17th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office
December 1, 1845 – March 4, 1847
Preceded byJohn W. Jones
Succeeded byRobert C. Winthrop
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana
In office
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
Preceded byJohn Ewing (2nd)
John Ewing (2nd)
David Wallace (6th)
Succeeded byJohn Ewing (2nd)
Richard W. Thompson (2nd)
George Grundy Dunn (6th)
Constituency2nd district (1835–37)
2nd district (1839–41)
6th district (1843–47)
Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives
In office
December 1, 1851 – March 7, 1852
Preceded byEbenezer Dumont
Succeeded byWilliam Hayden English
In office
December 6, 1841 – January 31, 1842
Preceded bySamuel Judah
Succeeded byThomas Jefferson Henley
In office
December 3, 1832 – February 4, 1833
Preceded byHarbin H. Moore
Succeeded byNathan B. Palmer
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
In office
1831
1841
1851
1857
Personal details
Born
John Wesley Davis

(1799-04-16)April 16, 1799
New Holland, Pennsylvania, US
DiedAugust 22, 1859(1859-08-22) (aged 60)
Carlisle, Indiana, US
Resting placeCity Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations
Jacksonian
Alma materUMB
OccupationDoctor
ProfessionPhysician
CommitteesCommittee on Public Lands

John Wesley Davis (April 16, 1799 – August 22, 1859) was an American physician and Democratic politician, active in the mid-1800s. He is best known for serving as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Governor of the Oregon Territory, and as a four-time member of the Indiana state legislature.