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Returning to Dubuque he sold his property and moved to Elkader around 1864 investing his money with a man John Thompson formerly of Dubuque in the Motor Mill along the Turkey River. (2) | Returning to Dubuque he sold his property and moved to Elkader around 1864 investing his money with a man John Thompson formerly of Dubuque in the Motor Mill along the Turkey River. (2) | ||
Davis' interests were far-ranging. One of these businesses was the manufacture of barbed wire. Patented under his name, the fence was thought to cost about 40 cents a rod and would last fifty years. (3) He served as president of the Farmers' Club in 1864. (4) | Davis' interests were far-ranging. One of these businesses was the manufacture of barbed wire. Patented under his name, the fence was thought to cost about 40 cents a rod and would last fifty years. (3) He served as president of the Farmers' Club in 1864. (4) Davis was also a proponent of building a railroad along the Bush Creek route through Elkader, West Union and along the 43rd Parallel to O'Brien County. (5) | ||
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Revision as of 20:24, 26 February 2019
DAVIS, Timothy. (New York, Mar. 29, 1794--Elkader, IA, Apr. 27, 1872). Davis moved to Kentucky for several years and then relocated to Missouri where he was a blacksmith and studied law at the same time. He moved to Dubuque in 1838 and established his law practice of Davis & Crawford. When his partner died in 1849, Davis took as a partner Frederick E. BISSELL. He was nominated as a Republican as a representative as served one term. (1)
Returning to Dubuque he sold his property and moved to Elkader around 1864 investing his money with a man John Thompson formerly of Dubuque in the Motor Mill along the Turkey River. (2)
Davis' interests were far-ranging. One of these businesses was the manufacture of barbed wire. Patented under his name, the fence was thought to cost about 40 cents a rod and would last fifty years. (3) He served as president of the Farmers' Club in 1864. (4) Davis was also a proponent of building a railroad along the Bush Creek route through Elkader, West Union and along the 43rd Parallel to O'Brien County. (5)
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Source:
1. An Old Dubuquer Gone," The Daily Herald, April 30, 1872, p. 4
2. Linda J. Woody, e-mail, February 18, 2019
3. "Farmer's Club," Dubuque Herald, January 10, 1863, p. 4
4. "Farmers' Club," Dubuque Herald, January 27, 1864, p. 4
5. "State Correspondence", Dubuque Herald, January 10, 1868, p. 1
