Viewing Memorial Services for Cushman Kellogg Davis before the Minnesota Supreme Court and the Minnesota Legislature. (1901).Memorial Services for Cushman Kellogg Davis before the Minnesota Supreme Court and the Minnesota Legislature. (1901).On November 27, 1900, Senator Cushman Kellogg Davis died in St. Paul at age sixty-two. He was governor of the state from 1875 to 1877. He was elected U. S. Senator by the state legislature in 1887 and re-elected in 1893 and 1899. At the time of his death, he was at the height of his political influence, much respected by his colleagues in the Senate for his intellect and eloquence. He was a famous lawyer, an author of books on international law and Shakespeare, a powerful orator and wily politician.
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