   martin luther davey (july 25, 1884 â march 31, 1946) was a democratic politician from ohio. he was the 53rd governor of ohio. ==childhood== davey was born in kent, ohio in 1884. his father was john davey, better known as the tree doctor and founder of the davey tree expert company. his mother was bertha reeves, the daughter of a minister. martin was one of seven children. two of his siblings died before reaching maturity. his siblings were belle, wellington, james (jim), and paul. another sibling, mary, died as a young child. their family struggled with money, leading the young martin to start making and selling his own horseradish as a child. all of the profits from this went to help his family. he also helped with his fathers farm and greenhouse. he was an excellent salesman, developing friendships with his customers. he attending a country fair where he heard the famous "cross of gold" speech given by william jennings bryan. this led to him wanting to be a politician. ==education== davey graduated from kent high school in kent, ohio. after graduating high school, he worked for a time for the oliver typewriter company in cleveland, ohio. he made $10.00 a week plus commission. he was an excellent salesman, and soon earned $200.00 a month. he decided to continue his education and attended oberlin college, where he played football and was on the track team. he was third in his class, when he stopped his education to help found the family business. he returned to school for a time, until he met and married his wife. the marriage and birth of their first child ended his school career. ==political career== davey was
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