The Springdale news., 1913-01-10
END CAME EARLY FRIDAY MORNING, SAID TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED FROM APPO- PLEXY

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 3-Hon. Jeff Davis, junior United States senator from Arkansas, three times governor of the state and one of the most picturesque members of congress. died suddenly at his home at 1423 Broadway, of appo- plexy at =12; 10 o'clock Friday morn ing.
 Senator Davis returned last night from short hunting trip. suffering from an aggravated sore throat His condition was not deemed unusual. and after an application Of home remedies, he retired Toward mid night he suddenly became wore and expired about the time medical assistance arrived. News of his sudden death proved great shock.
 About midnight Senator Davis call ed his son and said that he was feeling badly The son called physician and remained al his faith CTS bedside As the physician en- tered the door the senator fell back and expired Senator Davis had complained of feeling III early in the evening The family physician. however, said that his condition was not serious. However, the sen- iator still complaining, retired early He had apparently been sleeping soundly up to the time he called for his son.
 Senator Davis as born ln Eiule Ri,ef county near Richmond. in l862 i He vas the son of Nr. and Mrs. Lou. is Davis and had been an attorney since he was 2o years of age. He showed q yealnihg for a political Ecafeer al an early age and Lad be T identified with politics in Arkansas for two score years.
 His first political office of any moment was the pro =ecuting at= torney-ship of the cid Fifth judicial district. composed of Pope, Yell i Johnson and Faulkner counties. He held this position six terms. In S9S he was elected attorney general. He held this office for one term and at the conclusion of that period he was d candidate for governor.
 He was elected governor for thre successive terms, retiring from that office in 1907, when he was elect ed to the United States senate, de feating Hon James Berry, of Ben- tonyille Mr. Davis WAS elected for a second term at the last state pri mary He was opposed for rezelzez tion in the latter primary by $. Brundidge of seascy
 Senator Davis was twice married. He was the father Of eleven child ren four of whom are dead The children are. the Misses Lima and Bessie Davis, Wallace. all attorney who had been associated with the law firm of Davis, Page and Davis; Jaine. who has been attending school at Washington. D. =; Jeff. jr=, and Louis and Lucille. The latter are twins twelve years Of age Miss Bes- sic the oldest daughter had been his private secretary.
 Mr. Davis bore the distin tion of ago last October to Miss l,eelia i Carter. of Ozark. The marriage took place at Ozark.
 Mir. avis bore the distinction Of being the only governor elected to three terms in Arkansas He served total of seven years while occupy ing that office. He was educated at Russellyille, where he res ded seY- eral years. In 1884 he graduated from Vanderbilt University and inn tmediately thereafter began the practice of law, profession in which he made a wide reputation.
 His mother, who is S4 years of age. resides at Russellyille.
 Senator Davis term would have expired March 4th of this year At the Democratic state primary last September he defeated former Con gressman stephen Brundidge for nomination as senator As the leg islature Is overwhelmingly Demo cratic he would have been elect cd as soon as the legislature con vened
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