DAVIS, JOHN WILLIAM C

tS7A). lawyer and _ diplomat, 6. Washington and Lee University, in 1892. He was admitted to the 1895, taught as a profe or of law Alma Mater, 1896-7, and entered general practice at Clarksburg, W. in 1897. He engaged actively in was a member of the Virginia of Delegates, 1899, served in the from Congre to become General of the United States 1913. He retained that position 1918, when he was appointed to Great Britain, serving 1921. He was prominently men for the Democratic Presidential in 1920. American agricultural educator, 6. Decatur, Ill., s. of John and Martha Davis. He was educated at the State Agricultural College, the State Normal School and at University. After being prinof the State High School at Austin, for six years, he taught science State Normal School at St. Minn., from 1900-1 and the year became profe or of at West Virginia Uni ver and the Experimental Station at Morgan town. In 1902 he became prinof Dunn co. School of Agriculture, Wis.. and in 1907 dean of State School of Agriculture at Canof agronomy and principal of short courses at the State Agricultural College (Rutgers), New Brunswick, N. J., and in 1913 profe or of agriculture at School of Country Life, Tenn.