Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	11	Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885	18th (1) (2)	Democrat	Pittsburg / Camp		Camp, Upshur

(1) Roster lists Davis as Independent. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

• Biographical sketch, Luke G. Davis, p. 252. Elected to the House as a Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.

Military Service Notes

• Confederate States Army, Company B, 28th Battalion, Georgia Siege Artillery, 1st Lieutenant, Company K, 1st Georgia Regulars. Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

• Census of 1880 - L.G. Davis, Camp County, age 53, born circa 1827 in Georgia, farmer, wife M.J. Davis. FamilySearch. 1880
• L.G. Davis, birth date 4/4/1827 in Twiggs County, Georgia, death date 7/10/1893, burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Camp County. Includes photograph. Find a Grave.
• DAVIS, LEWIS GARDNER (1827-1893). Handbook of Texas Online.

Photographs

• Photograph. L.G. Davis, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

18th R.S. - 1883 Counties and County Boundaries   Public Roads, Bridges and Ferries   Revenue and Taxation