Cyrus W. Davis

Cyrus William Davis was an American politician from Maine. Davis was a Democrat from Waterville, Maine. He served as that city's mayor from 1903 to 1904 and as Secretary of State of Maine from 1911 to 1913.

Biography

Cyrus W. Davis was born in Buxton, Maine on September 25, 1856.
He married Flora E. Philbrook in 1879, and they had two children.
He died from pneumonia at his home in Portland on November 1, 1917. He is interred at Pine Grove Cemetery in Waterville.
The following newspaper article is from the scrapbook of John J. Turner, who knew Davis from Mr. Turner's time at Casco Castle in South Freeport, Maine, from 1902 to 1911.
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