The book ""Life of John Davis"" is a biographical work written by William Watts Hart Davis and was published in 1886. The book is an account of the life of John Davis, who was a prominent American politician and lawyer in the mid-19th century. Davis was born in Massachusetts in 1787 and was educated at Harvard University. He went on to become a successful lawyer and was elected to the Massachusetts State Senate in 1813. Davis later served in the U.S...