Biography

05/19/1907 - 11/19/1990

Preston Becher Davis (R27) Northumberland, Snyder and Union Counties 1963-1966; (R27) Montour, Snyder and Union Counties 1967-1972 

Early Life:

Preston Becher Davis, born May 19, 1907, West Milton, Union County, Pennsylvania; son of Charles W. and Lulu May Becher Davis; public school education; Bucknell University, A.B.; University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.B.; attorney, Northumberland County, 1931-19880, state, and federal courts; alternate delegate, Republican National Convention, 1956; delegate, Republican National Convention 1960; president, Susquehanna River System Flood Control Association; married, Isabelle L. Lindner, sons Preston L, W. Lawrence; died, November 13, 1990 (aged 83) North Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida; interment, Harmony Cemetery, Milton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. 

Professional titles; business ownership; board memberships; local government; club memberships:

Member, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Member, Trinity Lutheran Church, Milton.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Alternate delegate, Republican National Convention, 1956; delegate, Republican National Convention 1960.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 27th district, Northumberland, Snyder and Union Counties 1963-1966; Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 27th district, Montour, Snyder and Union Counties, 1967-1972; chairman, Senate Education Committee.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members D". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Sunday, November 18, 1990, page 47.

Preston Becher Davis (1907-1990) - Find a Grave Memorial