page_title: John Wesley Davis
hierarchical_section_title: John Wesley Davis
caption_attribution_description: John Wesley Davis, Speaker of the House of Representatives
context_page_description: John Wesley Davis was an American physician and Democratic politician, active in the mid-1800s. He is best known for serving as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Governor of the Oregon Territory, and as a four-time member of the Indiana state legislature.
context_section_description: John Wesley Davis (April 16, 1799 – August 22, 1859) was an American physician and Democratic politician, active in the mid-1800s. He is best known for serving as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Governor of the Oregon Territory, and as a four-time member of the Indiana state legislature.
caption: Davis as painted by W.D. Murphy, 1911.
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