Bancroft Davis

Bancroft Davis
9th Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States
In office 1883–1902
Preceded by	William Tod Otto
Succeeded by	Charles Henry Butler
Judge of the Court of Claims
In office December 20, 1882 – November 5, 1883
Appointed by	Chester A. Arthur
Preceded by	himself
Succeeded by	Lawrence Weldon
In office December 14, 1877 – December 9, 1881
Appointed by	Rutherford B. Hayes
Preceded by	Edward G. Loring
Succeeded by	himself
7th, 9th & 14th United States Assistant Secretary of State
In office December 19, 1881 – July 7, 1882
Preceded by	Robert R. Hitt
Succeeded by	John Davis
In office January 24, 1873 – January 30, 1874
Preceded by	Charles Hale
Succeeded by	John Cadwalader
In office March 25, 1869 – November 13, 1871
Preceded by	Frederick W. Seward
Succeeded by	Charles Hale
13th Envoy from the United States to the German Empire
In office August 28, 1874 – September 26, 1877
President	Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes
Preceded by	George Bancroft
Succeeded by	Bayard Taylor
Member of the New York State Assembly from the Orange County, 1st district
In office January 1, 1869 – March 26, 1869
Preceded by	William C. H. Sherman
Succeeded by	Odell S. Hathaway
Personal details
Born	John Chandler Bancroft Davis (1822-12-29)December 29, 1822 Worcester, Massachusetts
Died	December 27, 1907(1907-12-27) (aged 84) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Republican
Parent	John Davis (father)
Relatives	Horace Davis
Education	Harvard University (A.B.) read law
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John Chandler Bancroft Davis (December 29, 1822 – December 27, 1907), commonly known as (J. C.) Bancroft Davis, was an attorney, diplomat, judge of the Court of Claims, and Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States.