Q:Facts: - jr/sr: united states senate - party: whig anti-jackson - predecessor: nathaniel . marcus morton silsbee isaac c. bates levi lincoln , jr. - lieutenant: samuel turell armstrong george hull - succeeded: levi lincoln , jr. - birth date: 13 january 1787 - relations: henry cabot lodge , jr. -lrb- great-great grandson -rrb- - caption: daguerreotype by mathew brady , march 1849 - order: 14th & 17th - death date: 19 april 1854 - spouse: eliza bancroft davis - office: governor of massachusetts - district: 5th - term end: january 1 , 1835 january 17 , 1843 january 14 , 5 1834 , 1841 march 3 , 1853 march - name: john davis - death place: worcester , massachusetts - birth place: northborough , massachusetts - signature: govjohndavissignature.png - successor: isaac acting -rrb- marcus morton c. bates edward everett samuel turell armstrong -lrb- - restingplace: worcester rural cemetery - state: massachusetts massachusetts - nationality: american - alma mater: yale college - occupation: lawyer , politician - preceded: jonas sibley - children: john chandler bancroft davis , horace davis - term start: march 9 , 1834 january 7 , 1841 march 4 , 4 1825 , 1835 march 24 , 1845 january - image: john davis daguerreotype by mathew brady 1849.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john davis -lrb- massachusetts governor -rrb- .
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john davis -lrb- january 13 , 1787 -- april 19 , 1854 -rrb- was an american lawyer , businessman and politician from massachusetts .he spent 25 years in public service , serving in both houses of the united states congress and for three non-consecutive years as governor of massachusetts .because of his reputation for personal integrity he was known as '' honest john '' davis .born in northborough , massachusetts , davis attended yale college before studying law in worcester , massachusetts , where he established a successful law practice .he spent 10 years -lrb- 1824 -- 34 -rrb- in the united states house of representatives as a national republican -lrb- later whig -rrb- , where he supported protectionist tariff legislation .he won election as governor of massachusetts in a three-way race in 1833 that was decided by the state legislature .after two terms he was elected to the united states senate , where he served most of one term , resigning early in 1841 after he was once again elected governor .his second term as governor was undistinguished , but he split with fellow whig daniel webster over a variety of issues , and lost the 1843 election to democrat marcus morton .he was reelected to the senate in 1845 , where he served until 1851 .he opposed the mexican-american war , and worked to prevent the extension of slavery to the territories , although he did not take a hard line on the matter , voting for most of the provisions of the compromise of 1850 .he retired from public service in 1853 , and died the next year .