Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-06-06
S. S. DAVIS.
Death Near Boston of a Former Banker and
Mayor of Cincinnati.

The following clipped from the Com
mercial Gazette will interest many of our
readers who know or remember the subje ct
of this sketch.
A telegram received by friends in Cincin-
natl Monday afternoon announced the death
in his 10Th year, at Newton Highlands, near
Boston, of Simon Stephen Davis, for many
years prominent banker of this city, and its
mayor from 1871 to 1873. He died at the resi-
dence of a daughter, Mrs. Charles Kelley
and with him at the time was another daugh-
ter, Mrs. George A. Spicer, of Chicago. The
remains will be brought to Spring Grove
cemetery for interment, by the side of those
of his wife.
nati was born December 49,, 1917, in Rock
ingham, VT, on the farm of his father, who
was a native of the same place, born in 1870.
His mother, whose maiden name was Melinda
Stevens, was a native of Cambridge, n. ~,
born in 1876. The Davis family were of
Welsh. and the Stevens family of English,
extraction.
S. S. Davis began his schooling at Rocking
ham and completed it at the academy at Ches-
ter, vt. After leaving school he assisted his
| father in the summer seasons and taught
school during the winter months for several
years. In 1910 he went to Howell's Works,
N. j., where he was for one year engaged in
| teaching. From there he returned to the
| farm upon the request of his father, who was
| in failing health.
| In 1913 he came to Cincinnati and was en-
gagged in business here and i'll New Orleans
| until 1917, when he went to New York,
where for six years he was engaged in mer-
| camille pursuits. In 1858 he returned to Gin
cinnati and established banking and broker
age business under the firm name of S. S.
| Davis 4 Co. on Third street. In 1858 he was
| elected to council from the old second ward,
| having his cOlleaUnp from that ward no
late ex-Gov. X. NJ. Bishop.
The city council of that day was notable,
both because of the high character Gifts mem
| bers and the Importance to the development
| of the city i'll the measures which were en-
acted. Among the councilmen of that period
were such representative citizens Benjamin
| Eggleston, Henry Mack, John f. florence,
Henry Pearcc, William F. Flagg, Fred Has
| sanrek, F. Mayer, J. G.. Baum, Joseph Ross,
Theodore Marsh, Thomas A. Weasner and
manv others ofequally high character.
During the war Mr.. Davis, III cooperation
with c. w. Starbuck, raised a large fund for
distribution by the Relief Union to the needy
families of soldiers. In 1870 he became a
trustee of the Woodward High school fund
and a member of the union board of high
school. He was also trustee of the Home
OF the Friendless and Foundlings.
In 1871 he was elected Mayor of Cincinnati
ON the Republican ticket over even Mayor
Col. Len A. Harris. Mr.. Davis was married
| III low W TliZdDetI, uauSntef OF Danlel
Sayer, of Orange county, \. Y. Mrs. Davis
died in Cincinnati in 1879.
MIR. Davis has been prominently identified
for 40 years with ]. o. o. F., was Past Grand
Master of the A. O. Z. W. and Past Chan
cellor of the X. of p.
About two years ago Mr.-Davis suffered q
stroke of paralysis. aud shortly afterward re-
moved to the residence of Mrs. Kelley, where
his last days were passed.
The death of Mr.. Davis leaves only three
surviving ex-mayors of Cincinnati. They
are: Charles Jacob, Jr., who served from
1879 to 1881; William Means, 1SSl-lSS3; Amor
Smith. Jr., 1SS5-lSS9 and John b. Mosby
lSS9-lS94.