The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25
SKETCH OF BRILLIANT
 CAREER OF DIR. DAVIS

Dr. Davis was born at Trussville, in Jefferson county, November %, 1S6S His father was a distinguished physician, as was also his grandfather and great grandfather. His father was surgeon In the Confederate army and was killed at St. Petersburg, Va, leaving widow and two sons.
 Similar to countless families left in- poverished at the close of the war Mrs Davis was among the heroic women of the south who wrought a new life out of sorrow. and turned to retrieving lost fortunes in, order totedpcate her two sens.
 Early Education.
 Dr. Davis received his early education at Trussville, and afterward attended the University of Alabama. After leaving the univAff {. he attended medical lec-, lures ip eA slle. ky, Nashville, Tenn. and New -e ssd acity, and received his medical degre rom Bellevue Hospital Medical college-A 1884 He was then given partnership with his bro her, Dr. J. D. S. Davis in this citydTi,f,shad an ex- tensive praestz,, and U three years of active \ ,s'if- wes esne Europe where he visited pit. s.lil London, Berlin and viennaszr r pon his return to this country pr. Davis resumed his practice in this city, and with his brother estab- lished private infirmary which is now one of the most celebrated private hos pitals in the south, ranking in equip ment with the best hospitals in the north.
 In addition to the infirmary Dr. Davis had the largest private practice in the city and was constantly called in consult tation out of the city.
 He was considered the peer of surgeons and ranked among the foremost men in the medical profession.
 Few men have enjoyed as distinguished recognition. Only recently pr. Davis was appointed United States delegate to Rome. Not only in this country, but throughout Europe, was he recognized as pre-eminently at the head of his pro- fession.
 He had been repeatedly honored with the highest offices in the various medical societies and had served in judicial coun- cils and on executive boards.
 About five years ago pr. Davis was
 
 are two children. Marguret and Mary Elizabeth Davis.
 Many Honors.
 In 1891 Dr. Davis was elected president of the Tri-State Medical society of Ala bama, Georgia and Tennessee to succeed the late Dr. Robert Battey, of Rome Ga, one of the most eminent surg cons Tn the .Af 11n surgical section of the American Medical association, a member of the judicial council, and a member of the Medical con- gress; honorary fellow of the New York State Medical society and of the Louisi- ana State Medical association, and mem Der of the Alabama State Board of Med- ical examiners.
 Dr. Davis was professor of gynechology and abdominal surgery of the Birming- ham Medical college; president of the Southern Surgical and Genealogical as- sociation; ex-president of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynech- olegists; ex-president of the section on diseases of women and obstetrics of the American Medical association; honorary president of the section on abdominal sur- gerry of the first Pan-American society; a member of the executive committee of the surgical section and member of the gem eral business committee of the associa- ton. He is fellow of the American As- sociation of Obstetricians and Gynecholo- gists and also of the British Gynecologl- cal society.
 Helped Organize Alabama Association. Dr. Davis was one of the organizers of the Alabama Surgical and Genealogical association, from which was developed the Southern Surgical and Genealogical association. one of the leading societies in this country and an association which has done more toward giving the south recognition in the medical world than any