Bancroft Davis

Bancroft Davis
9th Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States
In office
1883–1902
Preceded byWilliam Tod Otto
Succeeded byCharles Henry Butler
Judge of the Court of Claims
In office
December 20, 1882 – November 5, 1883
Appointed byChester A. Arthur
Preceded byhimself
Succeeded byLawrence Weldon
In office
December 14, 1877 – December 9, 1881
Appointed byRutherford B. Hayes
Preceded byEdward G. Loring
Succeeded byhimself
7th, 9th & 14th United States Assistant Secretary of State
In office
December 19, 1881 – July 7, 1882
Preceded byRobert R. Hitt
Succeeded byJohn Davis
In office
January 24, 1873 – January 30, 1874
Preceded byCharles Hale
Succeeded byJohn Cadwalader
In office
March 25, 1869 – November 13, 1871
Preceded byFrederick W. Seward
Succeeded byCharles Hale
13th Envoy from the United States to the German Empire
In office
August 28, 1874 – September 26, 1877
PresidentUlysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
Preceded byGeorge Bancroft
Succeeded byBayard Taylor
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the Orange County, 1st district
In office
January 1, 1869 – March 26, 1869
Preceded byWilliam C. H. Sherman
Succeeded byOdell S. Hathaway
Personal details
Born
John Chandler Bancroft Davis

(1822-12-29)December 29, 1822
Worcester, Massachusetts
DiedDecember 27, 1907(1907-12-27) (aged 84)
Washington, D.C.
Political partyRepublican
Parent
RelativesHorace Davis
EducationHarvard University (A.B.)
read law
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John Chandler Bancroft Davis (December 29, 1822 – December 27, 1907), commonly known as (J. C.) Bancroft Davis, was an attorney, diplomat, judge of the Court of Claims, and Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States.